Ferdows
Sign in to saveFerdows () is a city in the Central District of Ferdows County, South Khorasan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. It is about south of Mashhad and 200 km northwest of Birjand. Ferdows is on the main axis connecting Yazd, Kerman, Isfahan, Bushehr, Hormozgan and Fars provinces to Mashhad. Ferdows city is 1293 meters above sea level.
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Ferdows
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.imagesize
- 300
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Iran
- Settlement.pushpin_relief
- 1
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Iran
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- South Khorasan
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- County
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Ferdows
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Central
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2016
- Settlement.population_total
- 28695
- Settlement.timezone
- IRST
- Settlement.utc_offset
- +3:30
- Settlement.blank_name
- Routes
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- History
- Demographics
- Population
- Geography
- Location
- Climate
- Demography
- Economy
- Transport
- Education
- Culture
- Agriculture
- Main sights
- Emad Nezam Tourism Complex
- Education and culture
- Notable people
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
Ferdows () is a city in the Central District of Ferdows County, South Khorasan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. It is about south of Mashhad and 200 km northwest of Birjand. Ferdows is on the main axis connecting Yazd, Kerman, Isfahan, Bushehr, Hormozgan and Fars provinces to Mashhad. Ferdows city is 1293 meters above sea level.
== History == thumb|250px|Map of Iran during the Abbasid Caliphate. Toon (Ferdows), [[Qaen and Tabas are the cities indicated in Quhistan (Nowadays South Khorasan Province).]] thumb|right|250px|Ferdows's name on the map 1705 ("Thun") thumb|right|250px|Ferdows's name on the map 1787 ("Toun") thumb|right|250px|Ferdows's name on the map 1814 ("Toon") Founded by the Medes, Ferdows is currently a city. It was a large and famous city in ancient days. There is an unproven theory that the town's name in ancient days was "Taban" (or shining; تابان in Persian). In the Islamic era it became known as Toon or Tūn, a name retained until 1929, when it was changed to Ferdows.