Bihud, South Khorasan

Bihud (Persian: بيهود, also Romanized as Bīhūd)[3] is a village in, and the administrative center of, Pishkuh Rural District of the Central District of Qaen County, South Khorasan province, Iran.

For other places with the same name, see Bihud.

Bihud
Persian: بيهود
Village
Bihud panorama
Bihud panorama
Bihud is located in Iran
Bihud
Bihud
Coordinates: 33°46′31″N 58°51′35″E[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceSouth Khorasan
CountyQaen
DistrictCentral
Rural DistrictPishkuh
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total1,577
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Prefix code: +98 Iran - (0)562538 Bihud

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 1,461 in 497 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 1,785 people in 580 households.[5] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 1,577 people in 572 households; it was the largest village in its rural district.[2]

Etymology

In Dehkhoda lexicon "bihud" means something that is yellowed or parched because of exposure to heat or fire. In Borhan lexicon, it means something that is near to fire and its color became yellowish. In Rashidi lexicon, it refers to a cloth or something that is in burning point because of fire adjacency. Some lexicographers believe that "bihud" means a charred white wood, which is half-white and half-black. This trait is visible, when the area is observed from a height, in the mountain ranges surrounding the village, which resembles this supposition. If we split it to "bi" and "hud/t" it refers to a place where fish could not survive for long time in its water.[6]

History

Bihud is a historical village with more than 2500 years of antiquity. There is no authentic document suggesting the exact ancientness of the village, but with respect to the historical places, cemeteries and the recently discovered buried stuffs it can be concluded that its antiquity goes back to pre-Islam period. These evidence shows that the village had been habituated before Islam and its people had been Zoroastrian. There are some historical citadels in the area such as Khoad, Mohalle rezvan, Alishah Bozbishe, Sarcheshmeh Grimonj and Ghaleh Now.

Geography

Its altitude is 1830 meters above the sea level according to.[7] Bihud is surrounded by Gerimenj and Islamabad from north, Hashemiyeh and Tighab from south, Shendan Arab and Nughab from West and Khunik and Tajan from the east.

Climate

The village has a mountainous cold-temperate climate. Hottest months are August and September, January and February has the lowest sunny days. The yearly average temperature is 14.9 ˚C and sometimes in winter, it is the coldest spot it the country. It has 100 days of frosting through the year. The average precipitation is 175 mm/year. The source of precipitations are the humid Mediterranean and Sudani streams at the end of winter and early in spring. The infiltration of Siberic streams intensely lower the temperature in the winter. The village is inclosed by a barrier of mountains, so that you can see mountains in all orientations and vista. Agriculture largely depends on amount of annual rain especially winter and spring rain because the cultivation in this area is based on drylanding and successive spring rains are necessary for this type of cultivation. Saffron is the unique agricultural product of this region which, governs the economy of the village. there are small springs around the village which are called Kalate.

Saffron Field
Saffron Crop

See also

References
  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (21 March 2023). "Bihud, Qaen County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 29. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. Bihud can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3056385" 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. 29. 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. 29. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  6. "Over 9000 Thousand!".
  7. "Maps, Weather, Videos, and Airports for Bihud, Iran". Archived from the original on 5 August 2011. Retrieved 14 January 2011.
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