South Khorasan Province

South Khorasan province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran, located in the eastern part of the country. Its capital is the city of Birjand. In 2014, the province was placed in Region 5. This province is bordered to the north by Razavi Khorasan Province, to the northwest by Semnan Province, to the west by Isfahan and Yazd Provinces, to the south by Kerman Provinc…
South Khorasan province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran, located in the eastern part of the country. Its capital is the city of Birjand. In 2014, the province was placed in Region 5. This province is bordered to the north by Razavi Khorasan Province, to the northwest by Semnan Province, to the west by Isfahan and Yazd Provinces, to the south by Kerman Province, to the southeast by Sistan and Baluchestan Province, and to the east by Afghanistan. The area of this province is 151,913 square kilometers, making it the third largest province in Iran after Kerman and Sistan and Baluchestan. According to the 2016 census, its population is 768,898, ranking it as the 28th province in the country in terms of population. This province is the third largest province in Iran.
  • Capital: Birjand
  • Country: Iran
  • Region: Region 5
  • Counties: 12
  • Time zone: UTC+03:30 (IRST)
  • ISO 3166 code: IR-29
  • Main language(s): Persian
Data from: en.wikipedia.org