Gonabad
Sign in to saveGonabad () is a city in the Central District of Gonabad County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Gonabad
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Iran
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Iran
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Razavi Khorasan
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- County
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Gonabad
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- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Central
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2016
- Settlement.population_total
- 40773
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.timezone
- IRST
- Settlement.utc_offset
- +3:30
- Settlement.image_caption
- Qanats of Gonabad
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Article
15 sectionsContents
- History
- Demographics
- Population
- Geography and climate
- Historical sites, ancient artifacts and tourism
- Forud Castle
- Zibad Castle
- Jameh Mosque of Gonabad
- Qanats of Gonabad
- Education and culture
- Higher education
- Gallery
- See also
- Notes
- References
Gonabad () is a city in the Central District of Gonabad County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.
The city is best known as the home of the Gonabadi Dervishes and also for its qanats, (known also as kahriz). It is one of the most important producers of saffron in Iran. Other agricultural products include: grapes, pistachios, and pomegranates. The shrine of the Ni'matullāhī Gonabadi dervish order is located in Bidokht, a city in Gonabad County.