Torbat-e Heydarieh
Torbat-e Heydarieh
تربت حيدريه | |
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  Torbat-e Heydarieh | |
| Coordinates: 35°16′26″N 59°13′10″E / 35.27389°N 59.21944°ECoordinates: 35°16′26″N 59°13′10″E / 35.27389°N 59.21944°E | |
| Country |  Iran |
| Province | Razavi Khorasan |
| County | Torbat-e Heydarieh |
| Bakhsh | Central |
| Population (2016 Census) | |
| • Urban | 140,019 [1] |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+4:30 (IRDT) |
| Torbat-e Heydarieh at GEOnet Names Server | |
Torbat-e Heydarieh (Persian: تربت حيدريه, also Romanized as Torbat-e Ḩeydarīyeh; also known as Torbat-e Heydari, Turbat-i-Haidari, Torbate Heydari, and Turbet-i-Haidari, and for short Torbat)[2] is a city and capital of Torbat-e Heydarieh County, in Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 119,390, in 31,869 families.[3] The closest major city to Torbat is Mashhad and it is 157 Kilometers away.
The name Torbat in Persian means Burial place, thus the name of the city means Burial Place of Heydar named after Qutb ad-Dīn Haydar a Sufi mystic whose tomb lies in the heart of the city.
In ancient times this city was known as Zaveh and in the 19th century it was known as Torbat-e Ishaq Khan or Torbat-e Isa Khan after Ishaq Khan Qaraei the powerful chief of the local Qarai Turks who ruled as a semi-autonomous governor of Torbat-e Heydarieh from 1775 to 1816.[citation needed] It derives its present name from the turbet or tomb of a holy man named Kutb ed din Haidar, the founder of the ascetic sect of dervishes known as the Haidaris. He died c. 1230 and is buried in a large domed building a short distance outside the town.[4]
The city is located in the center of Khorasan province in Iran. This city is famous for its Zafaran lands. It has the first rank in the world for producing Saffron or Zafaran in Persian.
Photo Gallery[]
Saffron harvesting, Torbat-e Heydarieh, Iran
Pistachio farm, Torbat-e Heydarieh, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran.
Village of Mahne, Torbat-e Heydarieh County, Mah Welat, Khorasan Province
Notable people[]
- Laleh Eskandari, born 1975 in Torbat-e Heydarieh; an Iranian actress
- Reza Rafi, born August 1968 in Torbat-e Heydarieh; an Iranian writer, satirist, journalist, and showman
- Saeed Soheili, born 1959 in Torbat-e Heydarieh; an Iranian director and script writer
- Setareh Eskandari, born 15 June 1974 in Torbat-e Heydarieh; an Iranian actress
References[]
- ^ "Statistical Center of Iran > Home".
- ^ Torbat-e Heydarieh can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3087658" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
- ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-11-11.
- ^ One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Turbet i Haidari". Encyclopædia Britannica. 27 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 411.
Sources[]
- Tarikh-e Torbat-e Heydarieh: ba tekiye be naqshe Ishaq Khan Qaraei, Mohammad Qaneyi
- Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. 27 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
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