Kondor, Razavi Khorasan

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Kondor
كندر
city
Country Iran
ProvinceRazavi Khorasan
CountyKhalilabad
BakhshSheshtaraz
Population
 (2006)
 • Total5,700
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)
Kondor, Razavi Khorasan at GEOnet Names Server

Kondor (Persian: كندر; also Romanized as Kondowr and Kundar)[1] is a city in Sheshtaraz District, Khalilabad County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 5,700, in 1,610 families.[2] "Kondor" means "frankincense" in Persian.

Al-Kunduri, a prominent Persian vizier of the Seljuq Empire, was from this city.[3]

References

  1. ^ Kondor, Razavi Khorasan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3071988" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  2. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-09-20.
  3. ^ KONDORI, MOḤAMMED B. MANṢUR, C. Edmund Bosworth, Encyclopaedia Iranica