Bajestan
City in Razavi Khorasan province, Iran
City in Razavi Khorasan, Iran
Bajestan Persian: بجستان | |
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| 34°30′58″N 58°11′03″E / 34.51611°N 58.18417°E / 34.51611; 58.18417[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Razavi Khorasan |
| County | Bajestan |
| District | Central |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
| • Total | 11,741 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| Climate | BWk |
| Bajestan at GEOnet Names Server | |
Bajestan (Persian: بجستان)[a] is a city in the Central District of Bajestan County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[4]
At the 2006 census, its population was 11,136 in 3,090 households, when it was in the former Bajestan District of Gonabad County).[5] The following census in 2011 counted 11,133 people in 3,394 households,[6] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Bajestan County.[4] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 11,741 people in 3,768 households.[2]
The most important products of Bajestan are saffron[7] and pomegranate.
The city has a dry climate with significant difference between day and night temperatures. It is a fast-growing city, thus becoming one of the major centres in the south of Razavi Khorasan.
there are some historical places in Bajestan such as fakhrabad caravanserai ، ghasem abad caravanserai، zeinabad caravanserai، bajestan grand mosque ، yonsi Bridge ، marandiz mosque ، mazar mosque and castle and mazar monastery in various post Islamic era.[8]
Bajestan salt desert is a beautiful natural scenery attracting tourism groups from adjacent cities ، but because this desert is a dried Salt Lake ، camping is not possible in winter and late autumn.[8]
Iranian Cleric Mahmoud Madani Bajistani [fa] is from here.
See also
Iran portal
Notes
References
- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (26 April 2023). "Bajestan, Bajestan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
- ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 09. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ Bajestan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3054859" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
- ^ a b Davodi, Parviz (18 September 1386). "Approval letter regarding reforms of country divisions in Razavi Khorasan province, Gonabad County". Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
- ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 09. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 09. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ Saffron studies
- ^ a b "جاذبه های گردشگری بجستان ، شهری با آثار باستانی فراوان". معرفی جاهای دیدنی ایران و جهان (in Persian). 5 July 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
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- Abbasabad Complex
- Tomb of Abdolabad
- Aliabad Tower
- Amin al-tojar Caravansarai
- Atashgah Manmade-Cave
- Atashgah Castle
- Firuzabad area
- Firuzabad Tower
- Goharshad Mosque
- Haj Soltan Religious School
- Haji Jalal Mosque
- Haruniyeh Dome
- Imam Reza shrine
- Imamzadeh Hamzeh, Kashmar
- Imamzadeh Seyed Morteza
- Jameh Mosque of Kashmar
- Jameh Mosque of Marandiz
- Jameh Mosque of Nishapur
- Jameh Mosque of Sabzevar
- Karat Minaret
- Khosrogerd Minaret
- Kondor Ab anbars
- Kūh-e Tīr Māhī
- Mausoleum of Attar of Nishapur
- Mausoleum of Omar Khayyám
- Khalilabad Hot Spring
- Pamenar Mosque, Sabzevar
- Qanats of Ghasabeh
- Ribat of Kabudan
- Ribat of Sharaf
- Rig castle
- Shahi Dam
- Sheikh Ahmad-e Jami mausoleum complex
- Seyyed Bagher Ab anbar
- Shadiyakh
- Sir Cave
- Tandooreh National Park
- Tomb of Baba Loghman
- Tomb of Boghrat
- Tomb of Ferdowsi
- Tomb of Hadi Sabzevari
- Tomb of Hassan Modarres
- Tomb of Heydar Yaghma
- Tomb of Kamal-ol-molk
- Tomb of Khajeh Rabie
- Tomb of Nader Shah
- Qal'eh Dokhtar, Kuhsorkh
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