Bajestan
Bajestan
Persian: بجستان | |
|---|---|
City | |
Bajestan | |
| Coordinates: 34°31′04″N 58°11′04″E / 34.51778°N 58.18444°E[1][2] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Razavi Khorasan |
| County | Bajestan |
| District | Central |
| Population (2016)[3] | |
• 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[5] and the district.
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 11,136 in 3,090 households,[6] when it was capital of the former Bajestan District in Gonabad County.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 11,133 people in 3,394 households,[8] 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 county's capital.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 11,741 people in 3,768 households.[3]
Overview
The most important products of Bajestan are saffron[9] 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.[10]
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.[10]
Notable people
Iranian Cleric Mahmoud Madani Bajistani is from here.
See also
Notes
References
- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (28 October 2024). "میدان آزادی, شهرک شریعتی [Meydan-e Azadi, Shahrak-e Shariyati], Bajestan, بخش مرکزی شهرستان بجستان [Central District of Bajestan County], Bajestan County, Razavi Khorasan, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ "G59M+4Q8 Bajestan, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
- ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان خراسان رضوی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Razavi Khorasan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). 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 Davoodi, Parviz (9 December 2007) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1386/09/18 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویبنامه درخصوص اصلاحات تقسیمات کشوری در استان خراسان رضوی شهرستان گناباد [Approval letter regarding reforms of national divisions in Razavi Khorasan province, Gonabad County]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 93023/42/4/1. Archived from the original on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
- ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان خراسان رضوی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Razavi Khorasan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ Habibi, Hassan (12 September 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369.6.21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب سازمان و سلسله تابعیت عناصر و واحدهای تقسیمات کشوی استان خراسان به مرکزیت شهر مشهد [Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the divisions of Khorasan province, centered in Mashhad]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. 84902ت125ک [84902T125K]. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
- ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان خراسان رضوی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Razavi Khorasan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. 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.