Razavi Khorasan Province
Razavi Khorasan (Persian خراسان رضوی ) is an Iranian province in the northeast of the country. The capital is Mashhad.
In the province of 5,593,079 people ( 2006 census ). The area of the province covers 144 681 square kilometers. The population density is 39 inhabitants per square kilometer.
Geography
Razavi Khorasan is located in the northeastern part of Iran. Important cities in the province are Ghouchan, Dargaz, Chenaran, Sarakhs, Fariman, Torbat -e Jam, Taybad, Khaf, Rashtkhar, Kashmar, Bardaskan, Nishapur, Sabzevar, Gonabad, and Kalat, Khalil Abad.
Administrative divisions
Razavi Khorasan is divided into 19 counties ( Shah Restan ):
- Bardeskan
- Chenaran
- Dargaz
- Fariman
- Gonabad
- Kalat
- Kashmar
- Khaf
- Khalil Abad
- Mahvalat
- Mashhad
- Neyshabur
- Quchan
- Raschtkhar
- Sabzevar
- Sarakhs
- Taybad
- Torbat -e- Heydariyeh
- Torbat -e -Jam
Population
The population of the province consists mostly of Persians. In addition to the 400,000 Kurds still live here. They live mainly in the north of the province. Turkmen also form a high percentage of the population. Besides live in the provincial capital, some being moved Arabs. There are also large communities of Afghan refugees, in many cases no longer refugees, but locals should be mentioned. Afghan refugees originate up to 90% in the provinces of Herat, Farah or or Nimrus. These are persischsprachig, from the ethnic group of the Persians and familiar with the culture in Khorasan.
Even before the political boundary between Iran and Afghanistan, the Persian -born population had entertained from the provinces of Herat and Farah in Afghanistan throughout the Iranian province of Khorasan kinship, ethnic- religious or economic ties with the Iranian province of Khorasan. Today, these relationships from Iranian point of view are not drawn into the focus of the status quo of politics or the entire population of Iran, because you mistakenly considers all people of Afghanistan as Afghans, what is wrong, because Afghans are in and of themselves Pashtuns. Especially in the language can be seen that the Persians from the western Afghanistan (Herat and Farah ) and from eastern Iran use the same terminology. This is indicated by Iranian writers, among others, Mahmoud Dowlatabadi.
History
By 2004, Razavi Khorasan was part of the former province of Khorasan.
Attractions
The province has many historical and natural attractions such as lakes, caves, nature reserves, castles and ancient places. There are also many religiously important places such as shrines, pilgrimage and mosques. According to official figures, has this province along with the other former parts of Khorasan 1179 historical and cultural sites.
Some important places are:
- Tus, where is the tomb of the poet Ferdowsi
- The Gouharschad Mosque
- The grave of Nadir Shah
- Imam Reza Shrine
- Achangan Tower
- Haruniyeh Cathedral
- The citadel of Tus
- See Bazangan
- Band-e - Golestan ( Golestan Dam )
- Kardeh Dam
- Vakilabad and Mellat Park
- Caves of Zari, Hendelabad, Mozdooran, Moghan and Kardeh
- Castle Robat Sharaf
- Tombs of Khajeh Abasalt, Khajeh Morad and Ravi
- Mausoleum of Sultan Mahmud Ghaznavi
- Mausoleum of Yahya and Khajeh Rabi
- Sabz ( Green ) Dom
Universities
- Gonabad University of Medical Sciences
- Islamic Azad University of Gonabad
- Mashhad University of Ferdowsi
- Islamic Azad University of Mashhad
- Mashad University of Medical Sciences
- Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences
- Sabzevar Tarbiat Moallem University of
- Islamic Azad University of Torbat e Jam
- Islamic Azad University of Sabzevar
- Islamic Azad University of Neishabur
- Islamic Azad University of Ghoochan
- Islamic Azad University of Torbat Heidariyeh
- Comprehensive University of Applied and Practical Sciences, Khorasan
- Imam Reza University
- Sadjad Institute of Higher Education