Bojnord

Bojnourd

بجنورد
Bojnourd بجنورد
	Mofakham's Mirror House
Country	Iran
Province	North Khorasan
County	Bojnourd
Bakhsh	Central
Government
• Mayor	Keyvan Dejhout
Area
• Total	36 km2 (14 sq mi)
Elevation	1,070 m (3,510 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	199,791
• Density	5,500/km2 (14,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3:30 (not observed)
Area code	(+98) 584
Website	http://www.bojnordcity.ir/

Bojnourd (Persian: بجنورد) (also spelled Bojnūrd, Bujnūrd, Bojnoord, Bojnord or Bujnurd, the medieval Buzanjird.^[1]^[2]) is the capital city of North Khorasan province, Iran. It is about 701 km (436 mi) from Tehran.

The ancient city was situated on a hill northwest of the present city of Bojnurd called Sareban Mehalleh, also known as Sarvan Mahaleh by local people.

Maneh is a small sector in the northwest of Bojnourd city.

The city is noted for its multicultural background. Many people speak at least 2 different languages including Farsi, Tati, Khorasani Turkic, Kurmanci Kurdish, and Turkmen. Intermarriage between the ethnic groups speaking these languages is common.

Bojnourd is also famous for its Turkmen horses and professional horse-training centers and, for this reason, attracts visitors interested in equestrianism from all over the world, thus enriching the city considerably with the revenue to be derived from such equestrian tourism.

Main sights

The city contains many historical and natural attractions, such as mineral water springs, small lakes, recreational areas, caves, protected areas and assorted hiking areas. Most of the buildings of historic interest date from the Qajar era (1785-1925), as those dating from earlier periods have suffered greater (cumulative) damage from the earthquakes to which the region is prone (- see also List of earthquakes in Iran).

Some of the popular attractions of Bojnurd are:

Besh Qardash (five brothers) mineral spring
Baba Aman Spring and Jungle Park
Mufakham mirror house, built during the Qajar era
Mufakham Historical Hospital, built during the Qajar era
Mausoleum of Sultan Seyed Abbas (brother of Imam Reza)
Bazkhaneh valley
Ayyub mineral spring
Ruwin village

Colleges and universities

However, many provinces have low rate of illiteracy, the people of North Khorasan including the city of Bojnord litracy has the rate of 5.75% which is too low compared to the average of 80% of the country. This is because almost half of the population live in rural parts of the province. The higher education also has some concerns in the city, but the universities are^[3]:

Notables from Bojnurd

Abdolhossein Teymourtash (Sardar Moazzam Khorasani), a distinguished and influential of the 20th century (Pahlavi Dynasty)
Kazem Mousavi Bojnurdi, historian, theologian, writer and the curator of the National Library of Iran (1997–2005)
Mohammad Davari, journalist, known for arrest in 2009–10 Iranian election protests

Climate

Climate data for Bojnurd
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	6.3 (43.3)	7.6 (45.7)	12.5 (54.5)	19.9 (67.8)	24.3 (75.7)	29.6 (85.3)	32.4 (90.3)	31.8 (89.2)	28.2 (82.8)	21.2 (70.2)	14.3 (57.7)	8.7 (47.7)	19.7 (67.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−3.4 (25.9)	−2.8 (27.0)	1.1 (34.0)	6.7 (44.1)	10.7 (51.3)	15.1 (59.2)	17.8 (64.0)	16.6 (61.9)	12.5 (54.5)	6.7 (44.1)	2.4 (36.3)	−1.3 (29.7)	6.8 (44.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	27.6 (1.09)	30.7 (1.21)	42.4 (1.67)	38.5 (1.52)	34.6 (1.36)	8.7 (0.34)	10.1 (0.40)	6.0 (0.24)	8.4 (0.33)	14.1 (0.56)	26.3 (1.04)	25.0 (0.98)	272.4 (10.74)
Average precipitation days	11.1	11.5	12.8	10.6	9.6	3.6	2.6	2.0	2.4	5.6	8.3	10.1	90.2
Source: World Meteorological Organisation

References

^ "Maps, Weather, and Airports for Bojnurd, Iran".
^ Bojnord can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3056548" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
^ "دانستنیهایی از استان خراسان شمالی".

External links

Dance inspired by the folk dances of Bojnord, musicians:

Great master of tambourine(they call " Dayre" )by: Asadollah Gholinejad, Ali Abchuri( Ghoshme),Hasan Bakhshi(Do Tar)

References

[1] "Maps, Weather, and Airports for Bojnurd, Iran".

[2] Bojnord can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3056548" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".

[3] "دانستنیهایی از استان خراسان شمالی".

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