Esfarayen

Also known as Isfarāyīn, Esfarāyen, Isfarāīn, Meyanābād, Mīānābād, Mīyānābād

Esfarayen () is a city in the Central District of Esfarayen County, North Khorasan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Esfarayen
Settlement.native_name_lang: fa
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.image_skyline: Esfarayen.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: The city of Esfarayen
Settlement.pushpin_map: Iran
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Iran
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: North Khorasan
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Esfarayen

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Demographics
Ethnicity
Population
Geography
Location
Education
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is a city in the Central District of Esfarayen County, North Khorasan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.

==Demographics== ===Ethnicity=== The majority of the population is Kurdish, with a significant population of Tats and Khorasani Turks. The Kurmanji-speaking Kurds constitute the majority of the population of the city of Esfarayen. According to Javadzadeh (2001), the people of Esfarayen are composed of 4 ethnic groups: the Tatas (Persians), the Turks of Khorasan, the Kurds of Kermanshah, and the Hazaras (Barbarians).