Shirvan County

Shirvan County is in North Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Shirvan.

Language and ethnicity
Kurmanji Kurds, Persians, Khorasani Turks, and Tats are the largest ethnic groups in the county. A small Jewish population was noted to be present also, numbering only five.

History
After the 2011 National Census, the village of Ziarat was elevated to the status of a city, and the village of Yengi Qaleh-ye Bala became the city of Qushkhaneh.

Population
At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 152,493 in 37,647 households. The following census in 2011 counted 157,014 people in 43,009 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 146,140 in 43,873 households.

Administrative divisions
Shirvan County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.

Location
Shirvan city with an area of 3789 square kilometers, which is limited to Turkmenistan from the north, Esfarayen city from the south, Farooj county from the east and Bojnourd from the west. In the north of Shirvan, there is a city called Lujli. Shirvan is one of the high cities of North Khorasan province, which is located in the valley of the Atrak border river in the middle of Kopedagh and Aladagh mountains. Shirvan has a relatively cold climate in winter and a warm and temperate climate in summer.

Estarkhi waterfall
Estarkhi waterfall is one of the tallest waterfalls in Shirvan region. The length of this waterfall reaches 20 meters. This waterfall is located 40 km south of Shirvan city, on the northern slopes of Shah Jahan mountain range. On the way to reach this waterfall, Golian Cave is also one of the natural attractions of this region.

Notable people

 * Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli, born 1959 in Shirvan; Interior Minister of President Hassan Rouhani