Jahanabad, Torbat-e Jam explained

Official Name:Jahanabad
Native Name:جهان اباد
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:Iran
Mapsize:150px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Razavi Khorasan
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Torbat-e Jam
Subdivision Type3:Bakhsh
Subdivision Name3:Central
Subdivision Type4:Rural District
Subdivision Name4:Jamrud
Population As Of:2006
Population Total:126
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30
Timezone Dst:IRDT
Utc Offset Dst:+4:30
Coordinates:35.4114°N 60.5683°W

Jahanabad (Persian: جهان اباد, also Romanized as Jahānābād; also known as Kalāteh-ye ‘Os̄mān Solţān) is a village in Jamrud Rural District, in the Central District of Torbat-e Jam County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 126, in 32 families. Three kilometers west of the village more than a dozen tombs are located. These tombs date back to the Timurid era in the early 15th century, and were built as the final resting place of three imamzadeh and several merchants. The tombs are decorated with several inscriptions.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Adelkhah. Fariba. The Thousand and One Borders of Iran: Travel and Identity. 2015. Routledge. 9781317418979. 132–133.