Bajestan Explained

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]

Demographics

Population

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]

Overview

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]

Notable people

Iranian Cleric is from here.

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Bajestan, Bajestan County . . 26 April 2023 . 26 April 2023 . fa.
  2. Web site: Approval letter regarding reforms of country divisions in Razavi Khorasan province, Gonabad County . fa . Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran . https://web.archive.org/web/20201020094234/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/135002 . 20 October 2020 . Ministry of Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board . Davodi . Parviz . 18 September 1386 . 8 November 2023.
  3. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 09 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920095433/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/09.xls . Excel . 20 September 2011.
  4. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 09 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20230120012029/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Razavi-Khorasan.xls . 20 January 2023 . 19 December 2022 . Excel.
  5. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 09 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220402213121/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_09.xlsx . Excel . 2 April 2022.
  6. http://www.actahort.org/members/showpdf?booknrarnr=650_22 Saffron studies
  7. Web site: 2019-07-05 . جاذبه های گردشگری بجستان ، شهری با آثار باستانی فراوان . 2022-08-29 . معرفی جاهای دیدنی ایران و جهان . fa-IR.