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Bajestan Persian: بجستان
City
Bajestan
Coordinates: 34°31′04″N 58°11′04″E / 34.51778°N 58.18444°E / 34.51778; 58.18444
Country	Iran
Province	Razavi Khorasan
County	Bajestan
District	Central
Population
• Total	11,741
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
Climate	BWk
Bajestan at GEOnet Names Server

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.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 11,136 in 3,090 households, when it was capital of the former Bajestan District of Gonabad County). The following census in 2011 counted 11,133 people in 3,394 households, 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 as the new county's capital. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 11,741 people in 3,768 households.

Overview

The most important products of Bajestan are saffron 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.

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.

Notable people

Iranian Cleric Mahmoud Madani Bajistani [fa] is from here.

See also

• List of cities, towns and villages in Razavi Khorasan Province

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Bajestān and Bejestān; also known as Bījestān and Bījistān

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (28 October 2024). "Bajestan, Bajestan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 28 October 2024.
2. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Razavi Khorasan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Bajestan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3054859" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
4. ^ Davodi, Parviz (29 October 2019) . Approval letter regarding reforms of national divisions in Razavi Khorasan province, Gonabad County. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 93023/42/4/1; Notification 161409/T38028K. Archived from the original on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2023 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
5. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Razavi Khorasan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
6. Habibi, Hassan (c. 2015) . Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the divisions of Khorasan province, centered in Mashhad. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Proposal 3223.1.5.53; Approval Letter 3808-907; Notification 84902/T125K. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2024 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.
7. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Razavi Khorasan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
8. Saffron studies
9. ^ "جاذبه های گردشگری بجستان ، شهری با آثار باستانی فراوان". معرفی جاهای دیدنی ایران و جهان (in Persian). 5 July 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2022.

v t e Razavi Khorasan province
Capital	Mashhad
Counties and cities	Bajestan County Bajestan Yunesi Bakharz County Bakharz Bardaskan County Bardaskan Anabad Shahrabad Chenaran County Chenaran Dargaz County Dargaz Chapeshlu Lotfabad Now Khandan Davarzan County Davarzan Fariman County Fariman Farhadgerd Qalandarabad Sefid Sang Firuzeh County Firuzeh Hemmatabad Golbahar County Shahr Jadid-e Golbahar Golmakan Gonabad County Gonabad Bidokht Kakhk Joghatai County Joghatai Joveyn County Neqab Kalat County Kalat Shahr-e Zow Kashmar County Kashmar Farg Qaleh Khalilabad County Khalilabad Kondor Khoshab County Soltanabad Khaf County Khvaf Nashtifan Qasemabad Salami Sangan Kuhsorkh County Rivash Mahvelat County Feyzabad Shadmehr Mashhad County Mashhad Malekabad Razaviyeh Nishapur County Nishapur Chekneh Darrud Kharv Eshqabad Qadamgah Quchan County Quchan Bajgiran Roshtkhar County Rashtkhvar Jangal Sabzevar County Sabzevar Rud Ab Salehabad County Salehabad Sarakhs County Sarakhs Mazdavand Sheshtamad County Sheshtomad Taybad County Taybad Kariz Mashhad Rizeh Torbat-e Heydarieh County Torbat-e Heydarieh Bayg Kadkan Robat-e Sang Torbat-e Jam County Torbat-e Jam Nasrabad Nilshahr Samiabad-e Arbab Din Mohammad Torqabeh and Shandiz County Torqabeh Shandiz Zaveh County Dowlatabad Zeberkhan County Darrud Kharv Qadamgah
Landmarks	Abbasabad Complex Tomb of Abdolabad Aliabad Tower Amin al-tojar Caravansarai Atashgah Manmade-Cave Atashgah Castle Firuzabad area Firuzabad Tower Goharshad Mosque Haj Soltan Religious School Haji Jalal Mosque Haruniyeh Dome Imam Reza shrine Imamzadeh Hamzeh, Kashmar Imamzadeh Seyed Morteza Jameh Mosque of Kashmar Jameh Mosque of Marandiz Jameh Mosque of Nishapur Jameh Mosque of Sabzevar Karat Minaret Khosrogerd Minaret Kondor Ab anbars Kūh-e Tīr Māhī Mausoleum of Attar of Nishapur Mausoleum of Omar Khayyám Khalilabad Hot Spring Pamenar Mosque, Sabzevar Qanats of Ghasabeh Ribat of Kabudan Ribat of Sharaf Rig castle Shahi Dam Sheikh Ahmad-e Jami mausoleum complex Seyyed Bagher Ab anbar Shadiyakh Sir Cave Tandooreh National Park Tomb of Baba Loghman Tomb of Boghrat Tomb of Ferdowsi Tomb of Hadi Sabzevari Tomb of Hassan Modarres Tomb of Heydar Yaghma Tomb of Kamal-ol-molk Tomb of Khajeh Rabie Tomb of Nader Shah Qal'eh Dokhtar, Kuhsorkh
General	List of cities, towns and villages in Razavi Khorasan Province

v t e Bajestan County
Capital	Bajestan
Districts	Central Cities Bajestan Rural Districts and villages Bajestan Ab Barik-e Bala Ahmadabad Chah Chul Chekkeh Ab Darchaq Darzab Hoseynabad Kalateh-ye Moghri Kalateh-ye Susnari-ye Bala Kameh Khar Firuzi Mazar Motrabad Nian Now Bahar Qasemabad Senjetak Solhabad Jazin Abu ol Khazen Afkan Ahang Biku Boqchir Ezzat-e Pain Jazin Kasabad-e Pain Khush Manzal Nuq Rezaiyeh Ru Sang Sarideh Sheshtuk Zeynabad Yunesi Cities Yunesi Rural Districts and villages Sar Daq Ebrahimabad Fakhrabad Mansuri Sar Daq Yunesi Chah-e Paliz Kureh Ajarazargun Marandiz

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