Arabkhaneh Rural District

Arabkhaneh Rural District is in Sardaran District of Nehbandan County, South Khorasan province, Iran. At the National Census of 2006, its population (as a part of Shusef District) was 5,738 in 1,619 households. There were 5,341 inhabitants in 1,693 households at the following census of 2011. At the most recent census of 2016, the population of the rural district was 3,872 in 1,287 households. The largest of its 107 villages was Dehak, with 826 people. After the census, the rural district was transferred to the newly established Sardaran District, wherein there are a total of three rural districts and no cities. While Iranians have Arabic as a religious second language, Arabkhaneh is one of the few areas of Iran that speak it a first language. References