Binalud, Iran

Binalud
Persian: بینالود
City
Fakh-e Davud Caravanserai in Binalud
Binalud
Coordinates: 35°58′55″N 59°21′55″E / 35.98194°N 59.36528°E / 35.98194; 59.36528[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceRazavi Khorasan
CountyMashhad
DistrictAhmadabad
Elevation
1,370 to 1,530 m (4,490 to 5,020 ft)
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Binalud (Persian: بینالود)[a] is a city in Ahmadabad District of Mashhad County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran.[3] Along with Golbahar,[4] Binalud is one of the two planned cities of the province.[5][6][7]

Etymology

The city is named after Mount Binalud.

History

The Binalud New City Development Company (شرکت عمران شهر جديد بينالود), as a state-owned company and a subsidiary of the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development, took over the design and construction of the new city on 24 February 1992 as the executor of the city. The master plan for the new city of Binalud was approved by the Supreme Council of Architecture and Urban Development (شورای ‌عالی‌ معماری‌ و شهرسازی) of the country on 19 March 2003, and was notified for implementation in 2006 by the then Minister of Housing and Urban Development. The Binalud New City Development Company is in charge of the construction of this industrial and residential city using "the latest achievements and new technology in urban planning and architecture, and utilizing experienced engineers and consultants."[3]

Geography

It has an area of about 3,300 hectares (8,200 acres), of which 1,100 hectares (2,700 acres) are residential. The city of Binalud is situated near the south-eastern foot of Binalud Mountain Range. The city is located 66.5 kilometres (41.3 mi) away from the city of Nishapur, the third largest city of the Eastern Provinces of Iran and 66 kilometres (41 mi) away from Mashhad, the second largest city of the country.

Economy

The city's economy is dependent on Binalood Wind Farm and IKCO Kohrasan.

Transportation

With the help of Road 44, this city is located near the intersection of this road with two main national roads of 97 and 95. The two bigger cities of Mashhad and Nishapur are also the closest vital cities of the country to this city. This city is also connected to the Iran's train network.

See also

Iran portal

Notes

  1. ^ Also romanized as Binalood

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (3 November 2024). "Avareshk, دهستان پیوه ژن, بخش احمدآباد [Piveh Zhan Rural District, Ahmadabad District], Mashhad County, Razavi Khorasan, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 3 November 2024.
  2. ^ "X9J8+Q4C Binalood, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
  3. ^ a b معرفی شهر [Introducing the city]. بینالود [Binalud]. Archived from the original on 2 July 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  4. ^ معرفی گلبهار [Introducing Golbahar]. شهرداری گلبهار [Golbahar Municipality] (in Persian). Golbahar Municipality. Archived from the original on 21 April 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  5. ^ "بررسی عملکرد شهر جدید بینالود در جذب جمعیت". پرتال جامع علوم انسانی (in Persian). Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  6. ^ "درد دل مردم شهر جدید بینالود با معاون وزیر راه و شهرسازی". IRNA (in Persian). 13 July 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  7. ^ Jahangiri, Eshaq (28 June 2014) [تاریخ تصویب شورای نگهبان : 1393/04/07 (Guardian Council Approval Date: 1393/04/07) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. اساسنامه شرکت عمران شهر جدید گلبهار [‌Articles of Association of the New City of Golbahar Development Company]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. ‌وزارت راه و شهرسازی [Ministry of Roads and Urban Development]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 02/100/62161. Archived from the original on 19 July 2014. Retrieved 16 February 2026.