Bajestan

Bajestan (Persian: بجستان, also Romanized as Bajestān and Bejestān; also known as Bījestān and Bījistān)[3] is a city in, and the capital of, the Central District of Bajestan County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran, and also serves as capital of the county.

For the administrative divisions, see Bajestan County and Bajestan Rural District.

Bajestan
Persian: بجستان
City
Bajestan is located in Iran
Bajestan
Bajestan
Coordinates: 34°30′58″N 58°11′03″E[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceRazavi Khorasan
CountyBajestan
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total11,741
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
ClimateBWk
Bajestan at GEOnet Names Server

At the 2006 census, its population was 11,136 in 3,090 households, when it was in the former Bajestan District of Gonabad County).[4] The following census in 2011 counted 11,133 people in 3,394 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county to establish Bajestan County.[5] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 11,741 people in 3,768 households.[2]

The most important products of Bajestan are saffron[6] and pomegranate.

The city has a dry climate with significant difference between day and night temperatures. It is a fast-growing city, thus becoming one of the major centres in the south of Razavi Khorasan.

there are some historical places in Bajestan such as fakhrabad caravanserai ، ghasem abad caravanserai، zeinabad caravanserai، bajestan grand mosque ، yonsi Bridge ، marandiz mosque ، mazar mosque and castle and mazar monastery in various post Islamic era.[7]

Bajestan salt desert is a beautiful natural scenery attracting tourism groups from adjacent cities ، but because this desert is a dried Salt Lake ، camping is not possible in winter and late autumn.[7]

Iranian Cleric Mahmoud Madani Bajistani is from here.

See also

References
  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (26 April 2023). "Bajestan, Bajestan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 09. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. Bajestan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3054859" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 09. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  5. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 09. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  6. Saffron studies
  7. "جاذبه های گردشگری بجستان ، شهری با آثار باستانی فراوان". معرفی جاهای دیدنی ایران و جهان (in Persian). 5 July 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2022.


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