Kondor, Razavi Khorasan

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Kondor
کندر
City
Kondor Castle
Kondor Castle
Kondor is located in Iran
Kondor
Kondor
Coordinates: 35°12′47″N 58°09′05″E / 35.21306°N 58.15139°E / 35.21306; 58.15139Coordinates: 35°12′47″N 58°09′05″E / 35.21306°N 58.15139°E / 35.21306; 58.15139
Country Iran
ProvinceRazavi Khorasan
CountyKhalilabad
BakhshSheshtaraz
Population
 (2016 Census)
 • Total6,460 [1]
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)
Kondor, Razavi Khorasan at GEOnet Names Server

Kondor (Persian: کندر; also Romanized as Kondowr and Kundar)[2] is a city in Sheshtaraz District, Khalilabad County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 5,700, in 1,610 families.[3] "Kondor" means "frankincense" in Persian.

Al-Kunduri, a prominent Persian vizier of the Seljuq Empire, was from this city.[4]

Historical sites, ancient artifacts and tourism[]

Kondor Ab anbars[]

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Kondor Ab anbars is two historical Ab anbars belongs to the first Pahlavi period and is located in Khalilabad County, Sheshtaraz District, Kondor village.[5][6]

Kondor Castle[]

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Kondor Castle is a historical castle located in Khalilabad County in Razavi Khorasan Province, The longevity of this fortress dates back to the 5th to 7th centuries AH.

References[]

  1. ^ "Statistical Center of Iran > Home".
  2. ^ Kondor, Razavi Khorasan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3071988" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  3. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-11-11.
  4. ^ KONDORI, MOḤAMMED B. MANṢUR, C. Edmund Bosworth, Encyclopaedia Iranica
  5. ^ "آب‌انبارهای شهر کندر در شهرستان خلیل‌آباد مرمت می‌شود". chtn.ir. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  6. ^ "مرمت آب انبار‌های شهر کندر شهرستان خلیل آباد". www.iribnews.ir. Retrieved 25 February 2021.


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