Sarbisheh County

Sarbisheh County
شهرستان سربیشه
County

Map of Sarbisheh County in South Khorasan province
Coordinates: 32°24′N 60°05′E / 32.400°N 60.083°E / 32.400; 60.083Coordinates: 32°24′N 60°05′E / 32.400°N 60.083°E / 32.400; 60.083
Country  Iran
Province South Khorasan Province
Capital Sarbisheh
Bakhsh (Districts) Central District, Mud District
Population (2006)
  Total 37,591
Time zone IRST (UTC+3:30)
  Summer (DST) IRDT (UTC+4:30)
Sarbisheh County at GEOnet Names Server

Sarbisheh County (Persian: شهرستان سربیشه) is a county in South Khorasan Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Sarbisheh. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 37,591, in 10,119 families.[1] The county consists of two districts: Central District and Mud District. The county has two cities: Sarbisheh and Mud.

Sarbisheh--Persian for "forest gate", contains the last remaining dry forests of southern Khorasan in its surrounding mountains.

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