Esfarayen

Esfarayen

اسفراین
Esfarayen اسفراین
City
	Esfarayen Location of Esfarayen in Iran
	Coordinates: 37°04′35″N 57°30′36″E / 37.07639°N 57.51000°E
Country	Iran
Province	North Khorasan
County	Esfarayen County
Bakhsh	Central
Population (2016 Census)
• Total	59,490
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+4:30 (IRDT)
Website	esfarayennews
	Esfarayen at GEOnet Names Server

Esfarayen (Template:Lang-fa, also Romanized as Esfarāyen; formerly, Meyanābād, Mīānābād, and Mīyānābād)^[2] is a city and capital of Esfarayen County, North Khorasan Province in Iran. At the 2011 census its population was 60,372 persons in 17,334 families.^[3]

The largest ethnic groups of the Esfarayen city are Kurmanjs and Tats.^[4]^[5]

Esfarayen is one of the focal points for residence of Aryan tribes after entering Iran.

Etymology

According to the medieval Arab geographer Yaqut al-Hamawi, the original name of Esfarayen was Asbarayin, which meant "the shield-bearers".

History

After the Islamic conquest of Persia, Esfarayen enjoyed a period of great prosperity, which came to an end with the fall of the Abbasid caliphate, when it fell victim to attacks and eventual destruction, although it was, eventually, rebuilt.

The city was in a completely ruinous state at the time of the ruler Ebrahim Afshar (the mid-eighteenth century).

Sport

Esfarayen is home to a Koshti Pahlevani (traditional Iranian wrestling) tournament called Bachokheh or Koshti Bachokheh. This tournament is participated in open air.

References

^ https://www.amar.org.ir/english
^ Esfarayen can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3062173" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
^ "Iran Census 2011". Archived from the original on 2016-03-08. Retrieved 2016-02-01.
^ About Tati language of North Khorasan (Persian)
^ 'Farhang-e Tāti (Tati Dictionary)' (Tati dialects: 6- Northern Khorasan), Jahandoost Sabzalipour, Rasht: Farhang-e Iliya Press. Second. Edition in 2013

Sources

Le Strange, Guy (1905). The Lands of the Eastern Caliphate: Mesopotamia, Persia, and Central Asia, from the Moslem Conquest to the Time of Timur. New York: Barnes & Noble, Inc. p. 202. OCLC 1044046.

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[1] ttps://www.amar.org.ir/english

[2] Esfarayen can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3062173" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".

[3] "Iran Census 2011". Archived from the original on 2016-03-08. Retrieved 2016-02-01.

[4] About Tati language of North Khorasan (Persian)

[5] 'Farhang-e Tāti (Tati Dictionary)' (Tati dialects: 6- Northern Khorasan), Jahandoost Sabzalipour, Rasht: Farhang-e Iliya Press. Second. Edition in 2013

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