Official Name: | Fushenjan |
Native Name: | فوشنجان |
Settlement Type: | village |
Pushpin Map: | Iran |
Mapsize: | 150px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Razavi Khorasan |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Nishapur |
Subdivision Type3: | Bakhsh |
Subdivision Name3: | Central |
Subdivision Type4: | Rural District |
Subdivision Name4: | Fazl |
Population As Of: | 2006 |
Population Total: | 1,457 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | IRST |
Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Timezone Dst: | IRDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | +4:30 |
Coordinates: | 36.2108°N 58.8947°W |
Area Code: | 051 |
Fushenjan (Persian: فوشنجان also Romanized as Fūshenjān), also known as Pushtanghan (Persian: links=no|پشتنقان) or Pushenjan (Persian: links=no|پوشنجان) in the historic sources of The Quarter of Nishapur (Persian: links=no|ربع نیشابور) in Khorasan, is a village in Fazl Rural District, in the Central District of Nishapur County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 1,457, in 421 families.
This village has been claimed to be the birthplace of Haji Bektash Veli by Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism of Iran[1] and is home to Baktash Archaeological Site of Nishapur which was uncovered by an archeological group led by the archeological department of the University of Neyshabur in an archeological excavation project initiated in the year 2016.[2] [3] This site is part of the Iran National Heritage list with the national registration number of 24383. There is no historical source or record which implies that Bektash was really born in Fushenjan. The cited websites clearly show that the Iranian government invented the place for tourist attraction and missionary activity.
This village and the village of Hamidabad are situated next to each other and are accessible by car from the road 44 of Iran along with different routes from the Baghrud Road of Nishapur (Persian: جاده باغرود نیشابور). They are also really close to the capital city of the county, Nishapur and a road known as the Baghrud Road is used as their main pathway to the capital city.