Shakhenat District

District in South Khorasan province, Iran

District in South Khorasan, Iran

Shakhenat District Persian: بخش شاخنات
District
33°22′08″N 59°29′12″E / 33.36889°N 59.48667°E / 33.36889; 59.48667^[1]
Country	Iran
Province	South Khorasan
County	Birjand
Capital	Gazar
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Shakhenat District (Persian: بخش شاخنات) is in Birjand County, South Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Gazar,^[2] whose population at the time of the 2016 National Census was 622 people in 224 households.^[3]

History

After the 2016 census, Shakhen and Shakhenat Rural Districts were separated from the Central District in the establishment of Shakhenat District.^[2]

Demographics

Administrative divisions

Shakhenat District
Administrative Divisions
Shakhen RD
Shakhenat RD
RD = Rural District

References

^ OpenStreetMap contributors (19 March 2023). "Shakhenat District (Birjand County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 19 March 2023.
^ ^a ^b Jahangiri, Ishaq (15 February 1400). "Letter of approval regarding country divisions in Birjand County, South Khorasan province". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 19 March 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 29. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

South Khorasan Province, Iran

Capital

Birjand

Counties and cities

Birjand County	Birjand
Boshruyeh County	Boshruyeh Eresk
Darmian County	Asadiyeh Tabas-e Masina
Ferdows County	Ferdows Eslamiyeh
Khusf County	Khusf Mohammadshahr
Nehbandan County	Nehbandan Shusef
Qaen County	Qaen Arianshahr Esfeden Khezri Dasht Beyaz Nimbeluk
Sarayan County	Sarayan Ayask Seh Qaleh
Sarbisheh County	Sarbisheh Mud
Tabas County	Tabas Deyhuk Eshqabad
Zirkuh County	Hajjiabad Zohan

Sights

Ferdows Hot Spring
Jameh Mosque of Ferdows
Ferdows Hole-in-the-Rock
Polond Desert
Nehbandan citadel
Furg citadel
Ghal'eh Paeen-Shahr
Deragon Cave
Behgard Garden
Chenshat cave
Kolah Farangi citadel
Ferdows Religious School
Kal Jangal Parthian fresco, Birjand
Tabas Golshan garden

Populated places

List of cities, towns and villages in South Khorasan Province

Birjand County

Capital

Birjand

Districts

Central

Cities

Birjand

Rural Districts
and villages

Alqurat	Agholdar Alqur Arviz Asu Bidesk Bolanjab Borj-e Ziad Boz Qonj Cheshmeh-ye Mulid Darreh-ye Ghazan-e Sofla Dastgerd Delabad Dohlkuh Felarg Gheyuk Golunabad Haderbad-e Olya Hajjiabad Jamal ol Din Kalaj Darg Kalateh-ye Bojdi Kalateh-ye Now Khong Khunik Kur Gaz-e Bala Kushk Mafriz Mahiabad Mahuk Mahusk Maruk Masen Mulid Naqenj Now Deh Now Gidar Piranj Posuj Rubokht Sad Gol Sama Sangabad Saqi Sar Asiab Sar Hadd Sharifabad Sharqonj Shekaraneh Tangal-e Bala Turman Yahn Ziraj
Baqeran	Abbasabad Akbarabad Aliabad-e Davarabad Aliabad-e Luleh Amirabad-e Pain Amirabad-e Sheybani Bagh-e Manazarieh Bahlgerd Barzaj Behdan Bijar Bizhanabad Bohnabad Bojd Boniabad Bushad Chah Howz Chah-e Ali Mohammadi Chah-e Rostami Chahkand Chahkanduk Chaj Chahardeh-ye Bala Chahardeh-ye Pain Cheshmeh-ye Gazu Darreh-ye Mirak Deh-e Now Dezg-e Pain Esfahrud Feriz Morgh Feriz Nuk Fudaj Ganjabad Givak-e Olya Givak-e Sofla Golbargan Golian Hajjiabad Hasanabad-e Mian Hasanabad-e Pain Havang-e Pain Hoseynabad Jimabad Kafki Kalateh-ye Baba Kalateh-ye Hajji Yusof Kalateh-ye Hoseyn Kalateh-ye Mohammad Hoseyn Khan Kasakstan Kaseh Sangi Khong-e Bala Khorashad Khosrak Khunik Khunik Kuch Mahmudabad Malekabad Margh Mazar Mazrabad Mazraeh-ye Mohammad Sharif Mehdiabad Mehtaran Mezg Mosaveri Murachek Naserabad Nowferest Nowkand Pespatang-e Sofla Peygodar-e Chah-e Huz Rach Razg Rekat-e Olya Rekat-e Sofla Riz Ab Roqui-ye Pain Samu Sar Tangan Shamsabad Shir Manj Surg Tag-e Oshtoran Tangal-e Ali Beyk Tangal-e Behdan Tarakani-ye Pain Yosht Zamanabad Zeyni
Fasharud	Afkasht Afzalabad Baqi Bovaj Chah Kand Chah-e Zard Dahaneh Eshqabad Feriz Golunak Hajj Naj Hambal Hesar-e Sangi Kondor Nowghab-e Afzalabad Qatar Gaz Rowshanavand Shirag Shushud Sichan Taj Kuh
Kahshang	Abbasabad Arvij Ashtakhu Boz Quch-e Olya Boz Quch-e Sofla Elqar Estakhr Garmidar Gazik Gugchin Jalal-e Sofla Jijk Kalateh-ye Mohammad Soltan Kamchah Khunik Zirak Khushineh-ye Olya Kuch Elqar Mafand Ab Marak Mirozg Neyestan Nughab Nuk Qaleh Kuh Rabian Rahnishk Reykhan Roqbaghal Roqiyehabad Roqq-e Annabi Sar Chah-e Tazian Sheykhan Siskan Taqcharabad Tiduk Zeynabad Zirak
Shakhen	Bimad Bistkonj Fur Jan Khazan Mirik Mobarakabad Owjan Padamrud Sarqan-e Sofla Shahrah Shakhen Shur Ab Vashan
Shakhenat	Asnan Bavik-e Vosta Bidokht Daraj Gazar Mahmui Novik Nughab Chik Owjad Rahnich Razuk Saqdar Varqaneh