| Official Name: | Bajestan |
| Native Name: | Persian: بجستان |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Pushpin Map: | Iran |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Iran |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Razavi Khorasan |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Bajestan |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Central |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 11741 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
| Coordinates: | 34.5161°N 58.1842°W |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
| Blank Name: | Climate |
Bajestan (Persian: بجستان) is a city in the Central District of Bajestan County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[2]
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 11,136 in 3,090 households, when it was in the former Bajestan District of Gonabad County).[3] The following census in 2011 counted 11,133 people in 3,394 households,[4] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Bajestan County. Bajestan was transferred to the new Central District.[2] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 11,741 people in 3,768 households.[5]
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 is from here.