Nishapur County
Nishapur County
شهرستان نیشابور | |
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 Mount Binalud, located within the county | |
 Location of Nishapur County in Razavi Khorasan province | |
 Location of Razavi Khorasan province in Iran | |
| Coordinates: 36°16′N 58°44′E / 36.267°N 58.733°E | |
| Country |  Iran |
| Province | Razavi Khorasan |
| Named for | Shapur I |
| Capital | Nishapur |
| Districts | 6 (2006) |
| Government | |
| • Governor-general | Qolam Hossein Mozaffari |
| Population (2016) | |
• Total | 451,780 |
| Demonym | Neyshaburi |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+4:30 (IRDT) |
| Nishapur County at GEOnet Names Server | |
Nishapur County (Template:Lang-fa, Šahrestâne Neyšhâbur), or officially Romanized as Neyshabur County, is located in Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. The capital of the county is Nishapur, the second largest city in the province and the third largest city in Eastern Iran. At the 2006 census, the county's population (including those portions of the county later split off to form Firuzeh County and Zeberkhan County) was 441,184, in 118,214 families.[1] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 451,780.[2]
Administrative divisions
| Administrative Divisions | Pop. |
|---|---|
| Central District | 274,700 |
| Darbqazi Rural District | 10,411 |
| Fazl Rural District | 15,323 |
| Mazul Rural District | 30,375 |
| Rivand Rural District | 12,619 |
| Nishapur City | 205,972 |
| Miyan Jolgeh District | 37,117 |
| Belharat Rural District | 11,677 |
| Eshqabad Rural District | 15,280 |
| Ghazali Rural District | 8,835 |
| Eshqabad City | 1,325 |
| Sarvelayat District | 17,962 |
| Barzanun Rural District | 6,032 |
| Sarvelayat Rural District | 10,567 |
| Chekneh City | 1,363 |
| Taghenkoh District | 22,562 |
| Taghenkoh-e Jonubi Rural District | 6,876 |
| Taghenkoh-e Shomali Rural District | 15,686 |
| Takht-e Jolgeh District1 | 34,267 |
| Binalud Rural District | 7,006 |
| Firuzeh Rural District | 9,292 |
| Takht-e Jolgeh Rural District | 13,063 |
| Firuzeh City | 4,906 |
| Zeberkhan District2 | 54,576 |
| Eshaqabad Rural District | 10,110 |
| Ordughesh Rural District | 9,788 |
| Zeberkhan Rural District | 14,762 |
| Darrud City | 4,979 |
| Kharv City | 11,931 |
| Qadamgah City | 3,006 |
| Total Nishapur County | 441,184 |
1Became a part of Firuzeh County
2Became a part of Zeberkhan County
History
Nishapur massacre by the Mongols
The Nishapur massacre by the Mongols took place at Nishapur in April of 1221. The Mongol armies of Genghis Khan massacred the entire population of the area, which some estimates put at 1,747,000 citizens.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-09-20.
- ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)" (Excel). Islamic Republic of Iran.
- ^ DEATH BY GOVERNMENT
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