Esfarayen

"Isfarain" redirects here. For the nearby village also with that name, see Jowshaqan, Esfarayen.

For the administrative division of North Khorasan province, see Esfarayen County.

Esfarayen Persian: اسفراین
City
The city of Esfarayen
Esfarayen
Coordinates: 37°04′14″N 57°30′20″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	North Khorasan
County	Esfarayen
District	Central
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	59,490
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
Website	esfarayennews.com
Esfarayen at GEOnet Names Server

Esfarayen (Persian: اسفراین)[a] is a city in the Central District of Esfarayen County, North Khorasan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[4]

Demographics

Ethnicity

The majority of the population is Kurdish,[5] with a significant population of Tats[6][7] and Khorasani Turks.[5] The Kurmanji-speaking Kurds are the main inhabitants of the city of Esfarayen and constitute the majority of the population of this city. According to Javadzadeh (2001), the people of Esfarayen are composed of 4 ethnic groups, including the Tatas (Persians), the Turks of Khorasan, the Kurds of Kermanshah, the Hazaras (Barbarians).[8]

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 51,321 in 13,376 households.[9] The following census in 2011 counted 60,372 people in 17,049 households.[10] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 59,490 people in 17,466 households.[2]

Geography

Location

Esfarayen County neighbors Sabzevar County from the south and southeast, with Faruj County from the northeast, Shirvan County from the north and with Bojnord County from the west, and is located in the southern margin of the Aladagh Mountains along the eastern stretch of the Alborz mountain range. The altitude of Esfarayen is 1,260 meters above sea level.[11]

Education

Esfarayen is a university city in northeastern Iran, and in recent years, with the establishment of several universities, the student population of this city has grown.

Esfarayen Higher Education Complex[12]

Esfarayen University of Technology[13]

Islamic Azad University of Esfarayen[14]

Esfarayen University of Medical Sciences[15]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Esfarāyen; formerly Meyanābād (ميان آباد), also romanized as Mīānābād and Mīyānābād[3]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (26 October 2024). "Esfarayen, Esfarayen County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 26 October 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): North Khorasan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Esfarayen can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3062173" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
4. Habibi, Hassan (c. 2015) [Approved 21 June 1369]. Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the divisions of Khorasan province, centered in Mashhad. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Proposal 3223.1.5.53; Approval Letter 3808-907; Notification 84902/T125K. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2024 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.
5. "معرفي اجمالي استان خراسان شمالي" (in Persian). Retrieved 15 August 2021.
6. About Tati language of North Khorasan (Persian)
7. "'Farhang-e Tāti (Tati Dictionary)' (Tati dialects: 6- Northern Khorasan), Jahandoost Sabzalipour, Rasht: Farhang-e Iliya Press. Second. Edition in 2013" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 June 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
8. "ایگاه واحدهای پژوهشی مراکز استانها". iribresearch.ir. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
9. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): North Khorasan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
10. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): North Khorasan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
11. "Esfarayen - Iran Travel Destination, Guide & Tips". travital.com. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
12. "Engineering Higher Education Complex of Esfarayen profile and admissions information in Iran". YouScholars. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
13. "Esfarayen University - Department of Electrical, Computer and Industrial". www.education.esfarayen.ac.ir. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
14. "Islamic Azad University, Esfarayen profile and admissions information in Iran". YouScholars. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
15. "Esfarayen Faculty of Medical Sciences".

Sources

• Le Strange, Guy (1905). The Lands of the Eastern Caliphate: Mesopotamia, Persia, and Central Asia, from the Moslem Conquest to the Time of Timur. New York: Barnes & Noble, Inc. p. 202. OCLC 1044046.