Sarakhs

Sarakhs

Persian: سرخس
Sarakhs Persian: سرخس
City
	Sarakhs
	Coordinates: 36°32′33″N 61°09′32″E / 36.54250°N 61.15889°E
Country	Iran
Province	Razavi Khorasan
County	Sarakhs
District	Central
Population (2016)
• Total	42,179
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
	Sarakhs at GEOnet Names Server

Sarakhs (Persian: سرخس)^[a] is a city in the Central District of Sarakhs County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.^[4]^[5] Sarakhs was once a stopping point along the Silk Road, and in its 11th century heyday had many libraries.^[5] Much of the original city site is now just across the border at Serakhs in Turkmenistan.

^ OpenStreetMap contributors (8 May 2023). "Sarakhs, Sarakhs County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 8 May 2023.
^ Cite error: The named reference 2016 census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Sarakhs can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3082496" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
^ 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.
^ ^a ^b www.sirang.com, Sirang Rasaneh. "Sarakhs city in Khorasan Razavi province, travel to iran, Visit Iran". itto.org | Iran Tourism & Touring. Retrieved 16 February 2020.

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[1] OpenStreetMap contributors (8 May 2023). "Sarakhs, Sarakhs County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 8 May 2023.

[2016_census-2] Cite error: The named reference 2016 census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[3] Sarakhs can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3082496" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".

[Khorasan_Province_Structure-5] 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.

[:0-6] www.sirang.com, Sirang Rasaneh. "Sarakhs city in Khorasan Razavi province, travel to iran, Visit Iran". itto.org | Iran Tourism & Touring. Retrieved 16 February 2020.

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