Ferdows County

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Ferdows County (Persian: شهرستان فردوس) is a county in the northwest of South Khorasan Province in Iran.^[1] The capital of the county is Ferdows. Ferdows County consists of two parts: Central Part (containing Ferdows city) and Boshrooyeh. The population of this county is about 65,000. After dividing the khorasan province into 3 provinces, Ferdows County was a part of Razavi Khorasan province, but it moved to South Khorasan Province in March 2007.^[2] Ferdows County borders Gonabad County and Bardaskan County, to the north, Gonabad County and Sarayan County to the east, and Tabas County to the west and south.

Ferdows is famous for its excellent Saffron and pomegranate.

[edit] Visitor Attraction

• Ferdows Hot Mineral Spring.
• Ferdows Religious School (belonged to Safavid dynasty)
• Ferdows Congregation Mosque (Jame' Mosque of Ferdows) (belonged to Seljuk dynasty)

[edit] Notes

1. ^ Gitashenasi Province Atlas of Iran
2. ^ تصویب‌نامه در مورد تقسیمات کشوری راجع به شهرستان فردوس از استان خراسان رضوی‌ (Persian).

[edit] References

• اطلس گیتاشناسی استان‌های ایران