North Khorasan province
province of Iran
North Khorasan Province (Persian: استان خراسان شمالی, Ostān-e Khorāsān-e Shomālī and Kurdish: Xorasani kurdi) is a province in northeastern Iran. Its capital is Bojnord.
North Khorasan Province
استان خراسان شمالی | |
|---|---|
 Location of North Khorasan within Iran | |
| Coordinates: 37°28′34″N 57°19′54″E / 37.4761°N 57.3317°E | |
| Country | Iran |
| Capital | Bojnord |
| Counties | 7 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 28,434 km2 (10,978 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)[1] | |
| • Total | 811,572 |
| • Density | 29/km2 (74/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+03:30 (IRST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+04:30 (IRST) |
| Main language(s) | Persian Kurdish Turkmen Khorasani Turkic |
References
changeOther websites
change- The text of the law for division of Khorasan into three provinces (in Persian) Archived 2005-04-07 at the Wayback Machine
- Cultural Heritage Foundation of Khorasan Archived 2005-04-03 at the Wayback Machine
