Razavi Khorasan province
Razavi Khorasan Province
استان خراسان رضوی | ||
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Capital Mashhad | | |
Counties | 33 | |
Government | ||
• Governor-general | Yaghob-Ali Nazari | |
• MPs of Assembly of Experts | 1 Hassan Alemi 2 Mohammad-Hadi Abdekhodaei 3 Taqi Yazdi 4 Ahmad Alamolhoda 5 Ahmad Hosseini Khorasani 6 Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi 7 Mohammad-Reza Modarresi Yazdi 8 Seyed Mojtaba Hosseini | |
• Representative of the Supreme Leader | Ahmad Alamolhoda | |
Area | ||
• Total | 118,884 km2 (45,901 sq mi) | |
Highest elevation | 3,211 m (10,535 ft) | |
Lowest elevation (Sarakhs) | 299 m (981 ft) | |
Population (2016)[2] | ||
• Total | 6,434,501 | |
• Estimate (2020) | 6,871,000[1] | |
• Density | 54/km2 (140/sq mi) | |
Demonym | Khorasani (Persian: خراسانی) | |
Time zone | UTC+03:30 (IRST) | |
Area code | 051 | |
ISO 3166 code | IR-09 | |
Main language(s) | Persian | |
HDI (2017) | 0.781[3] high · 19th | |
Website | http://ostandari.khorasan.ir/ |
Razavi Khorasan or Central Khorasan Province (Persian: استان خراسان رضوی یا خراسان مرکزی, Ostân-e Xorâsân-e Razavi) is one of the 31 provinces of Iran, located in northeastern Iran. The city of Mashhad is the center and capital of the province. Central Khorasan is one of the three provinces that were created after the division of Khorasan province in 2004. In 2014, it was placed in Region 5[4] with Mashhad as the location of the region's secretariat.
At the time of the National Census of 2006, the province had a population of 5,515,980 in 1,426,187 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 5,994,402 people in 1,716,314 households.[6] At the latest census conducted in 2016, the population had risen to 6,434,501 in 1,938,703 households.[2]
History
The Greater Khorasan has witnessed the rise and fall of many dynasties and governments in its territory throughout history. Various tribes of the Arabs, Turks, Kurds and Turkmens brought changes to the region time and time again.[7]
Ancient geographers of Iran divided Iran ("
The
Khorasan was divided into four parts during the Muslim conquest of Persia, each section being named after one of the four largest cities, Nishapur, Merv, Herat, and Balkh.
In the year 651, the army of the
In 1507, Khorasan was occupied by the Uzbek tribes. After the death of Nader Shah in 1747, it was occupied by the Afghan Durrani Empire centered in Qandahar.
In 1824, Herat became independent for several years when the Afghan Empire was split between the Durranis and
Khorasan was the largest province of Iran until it was divided into three provinces on 29 September 2004. The provinces approved by the
Archaeological sites
The main archeological sites discovered in this province include:
Kohandezh hills
Excavations conducted by an American team between 1935 and 1940 in Nishapur discovered museum-worthy objects, which were shared with the government of the Shah. The Metropolitan Museum of Art's publications[citation needed] document its own Nishapur ceramics from those excavations. For half a century after 1945 the site of Nishapur was ransacked to feed the international market demand for early Islamic works of art. Nowadays, the Kohandezh hills reveal the remains from those excavations.[citation needed]
Shadiyakh
Demographics
The major ethnic group in this region are
Administrative divisions
Administrative Divisions | 2006[5] | 2011[6] | 2016[2] |
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Bajestan County1 | — | 30,664 | 31,207 |
Bakharz County2 | — | 53,582 | 54,615 |
Bardaskan County | 68,392 | 72,626 | 75,631 |
Chenaran County | 108,533 | 125,601 | 155,013 |
Dargaz County | 73,439 | 74,326 | 72,355 |
Davarzan County3 | — | — | 21,911 |
Fariman County | 86,428 | 93,930 | 99,001 |
Firuzeh County4 | — | 42,739 | 37,539 |
Golbahar County5 | — | — | — |
Gonabad County | 106,158 | 80,783 | 88,753 |
Joghatai County3 | — | 47,920 | 49,175 |
Joveyn County3 | — | 54,139 | 54,488 |
Kalat County | 39,560 | 38,232 | 36,237 |
Kashmar County | 146,536 | 157,149 | 168,664 |
Khaf County | 108,964 | 121,859 | 138,972 |
Khalilabad County | 44,993 | 49,111 | 51,701 |
Khoshab County3 | — | 37,914 | 37,181 |
Kuhsorkh County6 | — | — | — |
Mahvelat County | 47,068 | 48,900 | 51,409 |
Mashhad County | 2,848,637 | 3,069,941 | 3,372,660 |
Nishapur County | 441,184 | 433,105 | 451,780 |
Quchan County | 179,613 | 179,714 | 174,495 |
Roshtkhar County | 57,247 | 60,632 | 60,689 |
Sabzevar County | 429,187 | 319,893 | 306,310 |
Salehabad County7 | — | — | — |
Sarakhs County | 85,524 | 89,956 | 97,519 |
Sheshtamad County3 | — | — | — |
Taybad County | 143,205 | 108,424 | 117,564 |
Torbat-e Heydarieh County | 261,917 | 210,390 | 224,626 |
Torbat-e Jam County | 239,395 | 262,712 | 267,671 |
Torqabeh and Shandiz County8 | — | 58,483 | 69,640 |
Zaveh County9 | — | 71,677 | 67,695 |
Zeberkhan County4 | — | — | — |
Total | 5,515,980 | 5,994,402 | 6,434,501 |
1Separated from Gonabad County 2Separated from Taybad County 3Separated from Sabzevar County 4Separated from Nishapur County 5Separated from Chenaran County 6Separated from Kashmar County 7Separated from Torbat-e Jam County 8Separated from Mashhad County 9Separated from Torbat-e Heydarieh County |
Cities
According to the 2016 census, 4,700,924 people (over 73% of the population of Razavi Khorasan province) live in the following cities:
The following sorted table lists the most populous cities in Razavi Khorasan according to 2016 Census results announced by Statistical Center of Iran.[2] After Mashhad, Nishapur, Sabzevar, and Torbat-e Heydarieh are the most populous cities of the province.
Mashhad Nishapur |
Rank | City | County | Population |
Sabzevar Torbat-e Heydarieh |
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1 | Mashhad | Mashhad | 2,987,323 | ||
2 | Nishapur | Nishapur | 264,375 | ||
3 | Sabzevar | Sabzevar | 243,700 | ||
4 | Torbat-e Heydarieh | Torbat-e Heydarieh | 140,019 | ||
5 | Kashmar | Kashmar | 102,282 | ||
6 | Quchan | Quchan | 101,604 | ||
7 | Torbat-e Jam | Torbat-e Jam | 100,449 | ||
8 | Taybad | Taybad | 56,562 | ||
9 | Chenaran | Chenaran | 53,879 | ||
10 | Sarakhs | Sarakhs | 42,179 |
Culture
Attractions
This province contains many historical and natural attractions, such as mineral water springs, small lakes, recreational areas, caves and protected regions, and various hiking areas.
Besides these, Khorasan encompasses numerous religious buildings and places of pilgrimage, including the
The Cultural Heritage of Iran lists 1179 sites of historical and cultural significance in all three provinces of Khorasan.
Some of the popular attractions of Khorasan-e Razavi are:
Mashhad
- Imam Reza Shrine
- Goharshad Mosque
- Tomb of Nader Shah
- Tomb of Khajeh Rabie
- Tomb of Ferdowsi
- Haruniyeh Dome
Nishapur
- Mausoleum of Attar of Nishapur
- Mausoleum of Omar Khayyám
- Tomb of Kamal-ol-molk
- Tomb of Heydar Yaghma
- Shadiyakh
- Jameh Mosque of Nishapur
Sabzevar
- Khosrogerd Minaret
- Pamenar Mosque, Sabzevar
- Jameh Mosque of Sabzevar
- Tomb of Hadi Sabzevari
- Tomb of Boghrat
Kashmar
- Arg of Kashmar
- Tomb of Hassan Modarres
- Imamzadeh Seyed Morteza
- Imamzadeh Hamzeh, Kashmar
- Imamzadeh Mohammad
- Grave of Pir Quzhd
- Jameh Mosque of Kashmar
- Haj Soltan Religious School
- Haji Jalal Mosque
- Atashgah Manmade-Cave
- Atashgah Castle
- Kohneh Castle, Zendeh Jan
- Rig Castle
- Amin al-tojar Caravansarai
- Talaabad Watermill
- Yakhchāl of Kashmar
Khalilabad
Torbat-e Jam
Gonabad
- Forud castle
- Qanats of Gonabad
- Kūh-Zibad
Sarakhs
- Ribat-i Sharaf
- Tomb of Baba Loghman
Bardaskan
- Tomb of Abdolabad
- Aliabad Tower
- Firuzabad Tower
- Firuzabad area
- Seyyed Bagher Ab anbar
- Darone Cave
- Sir Cave
- Rahmanniyeh Castle
- Qal'eh Dokhtar, Khooshab
- Qal'eh Dokhtar, Doruneh
Bajestan
Taybad
Rivash
- Qal'eh Dokhtar, Kuhsorkh
- NameqVillage
- Shahi Dam
- Gabar Hesar castle
- Baghdasht Peak
- Band-e Qara Bathhouse
- Natural Yakhchāl of Band-e Qara
Colleges and universities
- Asrar Institute of Higher Education[11]
- Bahar Institute of Higher Education[12]
- Comprehensive University of Applied and Practical Sciences, Khorasan[13]
- Ferdowsi University of Mashhad[14]
- Gonabad University of Medical Sciences[15]
- Hakim-e Sabzevari University of Sabzevar[16]
- Imam Reza University[17]
- Islamic Azad University of Bardaskan
- Islamic Azad University of Ghoochan
- Islamic Azad University of Gonabad[18]
- Islamic Azad University of Mashhad
- Islamic Azad University of Neishabur
- Islamic Azad University of Sabzevar[19]
- Islamic Azad University of Torbat e Jam
- Islamic Azad University of Torbat Heidariyeh
- Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
- Payame Noor University of Bardaskan
- Payame Noor University of Mashhad
- Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences[20]
- Sadjad University of Technology[21]
- Sport Sciences Research Institute of Iran
Gallery
See also
- Greater Khorasan
- Khorasan Province
- South Khorasan Province
- North Khorasan Province
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External links
Media related to Razavi Khorasan Province at Wikimedia Commons
- The text of the law for division of Khorasan into three provinces (in Persian)
- Cultural Heritage Foundation of Khorasan
- Khorasan-e Razavi Province cooprative office
- Khorasan-e Razavi Province cooprative office (in Persian)
- Khorasan-e Razavi Province Department of Education (in Persian)
- Imam Reza Shrine Official website
- Mashad Mayor's Office
- Central Library of Astan Quds Razavi Official website