Khvaf County (Persian: شهرستان خواف) is a county in Razavi Khorasan Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Khvaf. It is a small border town about 350 km ( or 265 km?) from Mashhad.
the historical city of Zozan is located close to Khvaf and is registered in world heritage site by UNESCO. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 108,964, in 23,896 families.
The county consists of four districts: Central District, Sangan District, Jolgeh Zozan District, and Salami District.
The county contains five cities: Khvaf, Nashtifan, Qasemabad, Salami, and Sangan.
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