Khvaf County

Khvaf County
شهرستان خواف
—  County  —
Coordinates:
Country  Iran
Province Razavi Khorasan Province
Capital Khvaf
Bakhsh (Districts) Central District, Sangan District, Jolgeh Zozan District, Salami District
Population (2006)
 • Total 108,964
Time zone IRST (UTC+3:30)
 • Summer (DST) IRDT (UTC+4:30)
Khvaf County at GEOnet Names Server

Khvaf County (Persian: شهرستان خواف) is a county in Razavi Khorasan Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Khvaf. It is a small border town about 350 km ( or 265 km?) from Mashhad.

the historical city of Zozan is located close to Khvaf and is registered in world heritage site by UNESCO.[1] At the 2006 census, the county's population was 108,964, in 23,896 families.[2]

The county consists of four districts: Central District, Sangan District, Jolgeh Zozan District, and Salami District.

The county contains five cities: Khvaf, Nashtifan, Qasemabad, Salami, and Sangan.

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