Shahrud County (Persian: شهرستان شاهرود) is a county in Semnan Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Shahrud. At the 2010 census, the county's population (including those portions detached in 2011 to form Meyami County) was 238,830, in 70,598 families; excluding those positions, the population (as of 2006) was 188,183, in 52,613.[1] The county is subdivided into three districts: the Central District, Bastam District, and Beyarjomand District. The county has six cities: Shahrud, Bastam, Mojen, Kalateh Khij, Rudian and Beyarjomand.

Shahrud County شهرستان شاهرود
County
Semnan counties
Location of Semnan Province in Iran
Coordinates: 35°30′N 55°30′E
Country	Iran
Province	Semnan Province
Capital	Shahrud
Bakhsh (Districts)	Central District, Bastam District, Beyarjomand District
Population  (2010)
• Total	238,830
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+4:30 (IRDT)
Shahrud County can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "9206417" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".

Notable natives and residents

• Bayazid Bastami, 9th century Sufi
• Abu al-Hassan al-Kharaqani (963-1033), Sufi
• Abbas Foroughi Bastami (1798-1857), poet

References

• اطلس گیتاشناسی استان‌های ایران [Atlas Gitashenasi Ostanhai Iran] (Gitashenasi Province Atlas of Iran)

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