Torbat-e Heydarieh County () is in Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Torbat-e Heydarieh.

History In 2008, Jolgeh Zaveh District was separated from the county in the establishment of Zaveh County. The village of Nasar was converted to a city in 2021.

Demographics Population At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 261,917, in 67,735 households. The following census in 2011 counted 210,390 people in 60,777 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 224,626 in 68,927 households.

Administrative divisions

Torbat-e Heydarieh County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.

+ Torbat-e Heydarieh County Population Administrative Divisions 2006 2011 2016 Central District 150,643 166,313 179,084 Bala Velayat RD 20,908 24,381 27,133 Pain Velayat RD 10,375 10,782 11,932 Torbat-e Heydarieh (city) 119,360 131,150 140,019 Bayg District 8,327 7,161 6,937 Bayg RD 4,367 3,584 3,392 Bayg (city) 3,960 3,577 3,545 Jolgeh Rokh District 24,886 24,705 25,748 Bala Rokh RD 7,483 7,565 7,825 Miyan Rokh RD 5,903 6,162 5,686 Pain Rokh RD 10,156 9,257 10,686 Nasar (city) Robat-e Sang (city) 1,344 1,721 1,551 Jolgeh Zaveh District 66,206 Safaiyeh RD 12,711 Soleyman RD 27,332 Zaveh RD 17,423 Dowlatabad (city) 8,740 Kadkan District 11,855 12,031 12,805 Kadkan RD 5,107 5,147 5,941 Roqicheh RD 3,582 3,096 3,145 Kadkan (city) 3,166 3,788 3,719 Total 261,917 210,390 224,626

Geography Torbat-e Heydarieh County is 1005 km away from Tehran, and in a mountainous region on the skirt of mountains having different weather in different areas. In the past, this city was called Zaveh. According to a narrative in the 13th century, Sheikh Haydar, a famous Gnostic, lived there. The change of its name from Zaveh to Torbat-e Heydarieh is related to the life and tomb of this great Gnostic. The existing cultural heritage belongs to Sasanian times and the 13th century: Bazeh Hovar and Robat Sefid temple, Ghotb-e-dinn Haydar, Sheikh Haydar, Sheikh Abolghasema, and Shoh Senjan tombs.

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