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Bardaskan County Persian: شهرستان بردسکن
County
Seyyed Bagher Ab, Anbar
Location of Bardaskan County in Razavi Khorasan province (bottom left, green)
Location of Razavi Khorasan province in Iran
Coordinates: 35°10′N 57°13′E / 35.167°N 57.217°E / 35.167; 57.217
Country	Iran
Province	Razavi Khorasan
Capital	Bardaskan
Districts	Central, Anabad, Shahrabad
Population
• Total	75,631
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
Bardaskan County at GEOnet Names Server

Bardaskan County (Persian: شهرستان بردسکن) is in Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Bardaskan.

History

After the 2006 National Census, the village of Shahrabad was elevated to the status of a city.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 68,392 in 18,229 households. The following census in 2011 counted 72,626 people in 21,171 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 75,631 in 23,732 households.

Administrative divisions

Bardaskan County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.

Geography and climate

Bardaskan is at the northern edge of the Namak Desert (Great Salt Desert). Its area is 8,535 square kilometres (3,295 sq mi). The altitude of Bardaskan is 985 metres (3,232 ft). The weather in northern Bardaskan is cold while the weather in southern and central Bardaskan varies from semi-dry to hot and dry. Annual average rainfall is 150 millimetres (5.9 in). The summer high temperature is nearly 45 °C (113 °F), and winter low is −5 °C (23 °F). There are no perennial rivers, but there are several seasonal rivers.

Economy

The main jobs are farming and animal husbandry. Staple crops are wheat, barley, cotton and cumin seed, and pistachio, saffron, pomegranate, fig and grape products. Saffron, pistachios, and figs are the main commercial products from the county.

Education

Azad University is the only institute of higher education since 2000.

See also

Media related to Bardaskan County at Wikimedia Commons

Notes

1. Also known as Baradaskan (باردسکن) and Berdaskan (برداسکن)

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (29 October 2024). "Bardaskan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 29 October 2024.
2. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Razavi Khorasan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Habibi, Hassan (19 March 1390) . Creation and establishment of divisions in Khorasan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 1.4.42.6959; Letter 93808. Archived from the original on 9 June 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2024 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.
4. Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (c. 2024) . Approval letter regarding the conversion of Shahrabad village, the center of Shahrabad District, from the functions of Bardaskan County in Razavi Khorasan province, to a city. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission. Proposal 138687/4/1/42; Notification 138559/T32689K. Archived from the original on 8 January 2024. Retrieved 8 January 2024 – via Lam ta Kam.
5. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Razavi 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.
6. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Razavi Khorasan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.

v t e Razavi Khorasan province
Capital	Mashhad
Counties and cities	Bajestan County Bajestan Yunesi Bakharz County Bakharz Bardaskan County Bardaskan Anabad Shahrabad Chenaran County Chenaran Dargaz County Dargaz Chapeshlu Lotfabad Now Khandan Davarzan County Davarzan Fariman County Fariman Farhadgerd Qalandarabad Sefid Sang Firuzeh County Firuzeh Hemmatabad Golbahar County Shahr Jadid-e Golbahar Golmakan Gonabad County Gonabad Bidokht Kakhk Joghatai County Joghatai Joveyn County Neqab Kalat County Kalat Shahr-e Zow Kashmar County Kashmar Farg Qaleh Khalilabad County Khalilabad Kondor Khoshab County Soltanabad Khaf County Khvaf Nashtifan Qasemabad Salami Sangan Kuhsorkh County Rivash Mahvelat County Feyzabad Shadmehr Mashhad County Mashhad Malekabad Razaviyeh Nishapur County Nishapur Chekneh Darrud Kharv Eshqabad Qadamgah Quchan County Quchan Bajgiran Roshtkhar County Rashtkhvar Jangal Sabzevar County Sabzevar Rud Ab Salehabad County Salehabad Sarakhs County Sarakhs Mazdavand Sheshtamad County Sheshtomad Taybad County Taybad Kariz Mashhad Rizeh Torbat-e Heydarieh County Torbat-e Heydarieh Bayg Kadkan Robat-e Sang Torbat-e Jam County Torbat-e Jam Nasrabad Nilshahr Samiabad-e Arbab Din Mohammad Torqabeh and Shandiz County Torqabeh Shandiz Zaveh County Dowlatabad Zeberkhan County Darrud Kharv Qadamgah
Landmarks	Abbasabad Complex Tomb of Abdolabad Aliabad Tower Amin al-tojar Caravansarai Atashgah Manmade-Cave Atashgah Castle Firuzabad area Firuzabad Tower Goharshad Mosque Haj Soltan Religious School Haji Jalal Mosque Haruniyeh Dome Imam Reza shrine Imamzadeh Hamzeh, Kashmar Imamzadeh Seyed Morteza Jameh Mosque of Kashmar Jameh Mosque of Marandiz Jameh Mosque of Nishapur Jameh Mosque of Sabzevar Karat Minaret Khosrogerd Minaret Kondor Ab anbars Kūh-e Tīr Māhī Mausoleum of Attar of Nishapur Mausoleum of Omar Khayyám Khalilabad Hot Spring Pamenar Mosque, Sabzevar Qanats of Ghasabeh Ribat of Kabudan Ribat of Sharaf Rig castle Shahi Dam Sheikh Ahmad-e Jami mausoleum complex Seyyed Bagher Ab anbar Shadiyakh Sir Cave Tandooreh National Park Tomb of Baba Loghman Tomb of Boghrat Tomb of Ferdowsi Tomb of Hadi Sabzevari Tomb of Hassan Modarres Tomb of Heydar Yaghma Tomb of Kamal-ol-molk Tomb of Khajeh Rabie Tomb of Nader Shah Qal'eh Dokhtar, Kuhsorkh
General	List of cities, towns and villages in Razavi Khorasan Province

v t e Bardaskan County
Capital	Bardaskan
Districts	Central Cities Bardaskan Rural Districts and villages Kenarshahr Abnow Aliabad Aliabad-e Keshmar Bardaskan Industrial Park Kalateh-ye Now Seyfabad Shafiabad Sherkat-e Madaras Kuhpayeh Ahubam Aq Mahdi Bijvard Hodk Kabudan Kasf Khaneqah Khommi Khur Khvoshab Nezamabad Sang-e Pir Sar Borj Shamsabad Sir Zir Vaqt Anabad Cities Anabad Rural Districts and villages Doruneh Ali Palang Balaju Chah Mejeng Chah-e Masha Shahid Hoseyn Qasemi Cheshmeh Hadi Cheshmeh Madan Siyah Cheshmeh Ney Cheshmeh-ye Hajji Soleyman Dahan Qaleh Doruneh Esmailabad Hoseynabad-e Mahlar-e Olya Hoseynabad-e Mahlar-e Sofla Kalateh-ye Baraq-e Olya Kalateh-ye Gazbalaki Kalateh-ye Najaf Mohammad Zurab Qasemabad Rasan Salehiyeh Sarnakhab-e Sofla Shalaqeh Sinab Sahra Ali Beyk Ansariyeh Bab al Hakam Borjak Bornabad Chah-e Dasht Mohammad Khan 1 Chah-e Dasht Mohammad Khan 13 Chah-e Dasht Mohammad Khan 15 Chah-e Dasht Mohammad Khan 3 Chah-e Dasht Mohammad Khan 7 Chah-e Dasht Mohammad Khan 9 Chah-e Mohammad Amin Chah-e Soltan Ebrahimabad Eslamabad Fathabad Hatiteh Kalateh-ye Jomeh Khanjari Marandiz Mozaffarabad Shariatabad Sharifabad Yahyaabad Zamanabad Shahrabad Cities Shahrabad Rural Districts and villages Jolgeh Abdolabad Ali Abadak Azimabad Cheragh Chin Firuzabad Nasrabad Quzhdabad Roknabad Soltanabad Zaherabad Shahrabad Hasanabad Jalalabad Kazemabad Khorramabad Kusheh Mohammadabad Rahmanniyeh Zangineh Zirakabad

• Bardaskan County
• Counties of Razavi Khorasan province