Ferdows County
Ferdows County (Persian: شهرستان فردوس) is in South Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Ferdows.
Ferdows County
Persian: شهرستان فردوس | |
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County | |
Location of Ferdows County in South Khorasan province (top, pink) | |
Location of South Khorasan province in Iran | |
| Coordinates: 33°51′N 58°01′E | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | South Khorasan |
| Capital | Ferdows |
| Districts | Central, Eslamiyeh |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 45,523 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| Ferdows County at GEOnet Names Server | |
At the 2006 census, the county's population was 61,346 in 17,539 households. The following census in 2011 counted 41,626 people in 12,440 households, by which time Boshruyeh District had been separated from the county in the establishment of Boshruyeh County. At the 2016 census, the county's population was 45,523 in 14,302 households.
Situated in the north of the province, Ferdows County, which was formed in 1944, originally included a large area (more than 78,000 km2), but its subdivisions have gradually become independent and now encompasses four counties (Ferdows, Tabas, Sarayan and Boshruyeh counties). After dividing the former Khorasan province into three provinces, Ferdows County was initially a part of Razavi Khorasan province, but was incorporated within the borders of South Khorasan province in March 2007.
Ferdows County borders Gonabad County and Bajestan County to the north, Gonabad County and Sarayan County to the east, Boshruyeh County to the west and south, and Tabas County to the south.
Ferdows is famous for its high quality saffron and pomegranate.