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]
Bajestan
Persian: بجستان | |
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City | |
  Bajestan | |
| Coordinates: 34°31′04″N 58°11′04″E / 34.51778°N 58.18444°E[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 | |
Demographics
editPopulation
editAt the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 11,136 in 3,090 households,[5] when it was capital of the former Bajestan District of Gonabad County).[6] The following census in 2011 counted 11,133 people in 3,394 households,[7] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Bajestan County. Bajestan was transferred to the new Central District as the new county's capital.[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 11,741 people in 3,768 households.[2]
Overview
editThe most important products of Bajestan are saffron[8] 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.[9]
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.[9]
Notable people
editIranian Cleric Mahmoud Madani Bajistani is from here.
See also
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Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (28 October 2024). "Bajestan, Bajestan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ a b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Razavi Khorasan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. 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 (29 October 2019) [Approved 18 September 1386]. Approval letter regarding reforms of national divisions in Razavi Khorasan province, Gonabad County. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 93023/42/4/1; Notification 161409/T38028K. Archived from the original on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2023 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
- ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Razavi Khorasan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ Habibi, Hassan (c. 2015) [Approved 21 June 1369]. Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the divisions of Khorasan province, centered in Mashhad. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Proposal 3223.1.5.53; Approval Letter 3808-907; Notification 84902/T125K. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2024 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.
- ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Razavi Khorasan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
- ^ 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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