Ferdows

Ferdows
فردوس
City
Ferdows is located in Iran
Ferdows
Ferdows
Coordinates: 34°01′09″N 58°10′23″E / 34.01917°N 58.17306°E / 34.01917; 58.17306[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceSouth Khorasan
CountyFerdows
DistrictCentral
Elevation
1,293 m (4,242 ft)
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total28,695
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Routes Road 91
Websitehttp://ferdows.ir
Ferdows at GEOnet Names Server

Ferdows (Persian: فردوس)[a] is a city in the Central District of Ferdows County, South Khorasan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[4] It is about 345 kilometres (214 mi) south of Mashhad and 200 km northwest of Birjand. Ferdous is located on the main axis connecting Yazd, Kerman, Isfahan, Bushehr, Hormozgan and Fars provinces to Mashhad. Ferdows city is 1293 meters above sea level.[5]

At the 2006 census, its population was 23,405 in 6,538 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 25,968 people in 7,316 households.[7] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 28,695 people in 8,749 households.[2]

After the Khorasan province was divided into 3 provinces, Ferdows County was initially a part of Razavi Khorasan province, but was incorporated within the borders of South Khorasan Province in March 2007.[8]

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (20 March 2023). "Ferdows, Ferdows County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  2. ^ a b "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.
  3. ^ Ferdows can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3062926" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ Habibi, Hassan (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". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Archived from the original on 27 December 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Ferdows, Iran - Geographical Names, map, geographic coordinates". www.geographic.org. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 29. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  7. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 29. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  8. ^ تصویب‌نامه در مورد تقسیمات کشوری راجع به شهرستان فردوس از استان خراسان رضوی‌ (in Persian). Archived from the original on 30 September 2007.


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