Gonabad

For the administrative division of Razavi Khorasan Province, see Gonabad County. For the village in Mashhad County, see Gonabad. For the city in Golestan Province, see Gonbad-e Kavus.

Gonabad
Persian: گناباد
City
Qanats of Gonabad
Qanats of Gonabad
Gonabad is located in Iran
Gonabad
Gonabad
Coordinates: 34°21′27″N 58°40′42″E / 34.35750°N 58.67833°E / 34.35750; 58.67833[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceRazavi Khorasan
CountyGonabad
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
40,773
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Gonabad at GEOnet Names Server

Gonabad (Persian: گناباد)[a] is a city in the Central District of Gonabad County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[4]

The city is mostly well known because of the Gonabadi Dervishes and for its qanats, also known as kariz. It is one of the most important producers of saffron in Iran. Other agricultural products include: Grape, Pistachio and pomegranate. The shrine the Ni'matullāhī Gonabadi dervish order is located in Beydokht, a village in the Gonabad county.[5]

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (31 October 2024). "Gonabad, Gonabad County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2016 Razavi Khorasan Province was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Gonabad can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3064774" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Esfandiari, Golnaz (12 October 2006) "Iran: Local Authorities Try To Evict Sufi Leader" Radio Free Europe


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