South Khorasan province

South Khorasan Province (Persian: استان خراسان جنوبی Ostān-e Khorāsān-e Jonūbī ) is a province in eastern Iran. Birjand is the centre of the province. Other major cities include Ferdows, Tabas and Qaen.

South Khorasan Province استان خراسان جنوبی
Province
Location of South Khorasan within Iran
Coordinates: 32.8653°N 59.2164°E / 32.8653; 59.2164
Country	Iran
Capital	Birjand
Counties	11
Area
• Total	69,555 km2 (26,855 sq mi)
Population  (2005)
• Total	636,420
• Density	9.1/km2 (24/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+03:30 (IRST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+04:30 (IRST)
Main language(s)	Persian

Related pages

• Khorasan
• Razavi Khorasan Province
• North Khorasan Province

Other websites

• The text of the law for division of Khorasan into three provinces (in Persian) Archived 2005-04-07 at the Wayback Machine
• Cultural Heritage Foundation of Khorasan Archived 2005-04-03 at the Wayback Machine