Zibad Rural District

Zibad Rural District (Persian: دهستان زيبد) is in Kakhk District of Gonabad County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran.

For the village, see Zibad.

Zibad Rural District
Persian: دهستان زيبَد
Rural District
Shelter of the last emperor of Persia, Yazdegerd III
Shelter of the last emperor of Persia, Yazdegerd III
Zibad Rural District is located in Iran
Zibad Rural District
Zibad Rural District
Coordinates: 34°18′31″N 58°26′14″E[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceRazavi Khorasan
CountyGonabad
DistrictKakhk
Founded byKay Khosrow
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total4,892
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Websitehttp://www.zibad.ir

At the National Census of 2006, its population was 4,747 in 1,721 households.[3] There were 4,243 inhabitants in 1,701 households at the following census of 2011.[4] At the most recent census of 2016, the population of the rural district was 4,892 in 1,941 households. The largest of its 36 villages was Zibad, with 1,058 people.[2]

Zebad (Persian: زيبد, also romanized as Zībad)[5] village was ratified as the center of Zibad Rural District, in 1945 by the parliament division regulation in the Kakhk District, Gonabad County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. In the past 50 years due to severe drought, the population has migrated to the cities.[6]

Zibad, meaning beautiful, was a famous ancient place in Shahnameh. According to Shahnameh Ferdowsi (around 1000 AD), it was the place of a famous war called Davazdah Rokh (12 Hero) between Iran and Turan. Zibad also has an ancient qanat that may be more than 1,600 years old.

Qala Zibad-Shah Neshin-Sassanid

Sights and attractions
Kariz Zibad
Zibad Mountain
Ferula Zibad
Sassanian Castle
Soufe Zibad
مزرعه کشت زعفران
Rivas Zibad

Zibad is an ancient place with many historical sites.

See also

References
  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (29 April 2023). "Zibad Rural District (Gonabad County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 29 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. "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.
  4. "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.
  5. Zibad can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3089466" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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