North Khorasan Province (Persian: استان خراسان شمالی, Ostān-e Khorāsān-e Shomālī ) is a province located in northeastern Iran. Bojnord is the centre of the province.
Other counties are Shirvan, Esfarayen, Maneh and Samalqan, Jajarm, Faroj and Germeh.
North Khorasan is one the three provinces that were created after the division of Khorasan in 2004.
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