Nishapur County

Nishapur County
Nüşadür شهرستان نیشابور
County
Mount Binalud, located within the county.

Razavi Khorasan counties

Location of Razavi Khorasan Province in Iran
Coordinates: 36°12′N 58°45′E / 36.200°N 58.750°E / 36.200; 58.750Coordinates: 36°12′N 58°45′E / 36.200°N 58.750°E / 36.200; 58.750
Country  Iran
Province Razavi Khorasan Province
Capital Nishapur
Bakhsh (Districts) Central District, Sarvelayat District, Zeberkhan District, Miyan Jolgeh District
Government
 • Farman dar Mozaffari , qolam hossein
Population (2011)
 • Total 433,104
Time zone UTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+4:30 (IRDT)
Nishapur County at GEOnet Names Server

Nishapur County (Persian: شهرستان نیشابور‎, Šahrestâne Nišâpur) is a county in Razavi Khorasan Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Nishapur. At the 2011 census, its population was 433,104, in 118,214 families; excluding those portions.[1]

The county includes the following four districts: Central District, Sarvelayat District, Zeberkhan District, and Miyan Jolgeh District.

The county has six cities: Chekneh, Kharv, Darrud, Eshqabad, Qadamgah, Nishapur & Bar.

Nishapur massacre by the Mongols

The Nishapur massacre by the Mongols took place at Nishapur in April 1221. The Mongol armies of Genghis Khan massacred the entire population of the area, which some estimates put at 1,747,000 citizens.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2016-10-06.
  2. ↑ DEATH BY GOVERNMENT
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.