Kashmar
City in Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kashmar (Persian: کاشمر; /kɑːʃˈmær/)[lower-alpha 1] is a city in the Central District of Kashmar County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[4] Kashmar is near the river Shesh Taraz in the western part of the province, and south of the province's capital Mashhad, in Iran, from east to Bardaskan, west to Torbat-e Heydarieh, north to Nishapur, south to Gonabad. Until two centuries ago, this city was named Torshiz (ترشیز).
Kashmar
Persian: کاشمر | |
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City | |
From top: Tomb of Hassan Modarres, Jameh Mosque of Kashmar, Haji Jalal Mosque, Imamzadeh Hamzeh, Imamzadeh Seyed Morteza, Haj Soltan Madrasa, Yakhchāl of Kashmar, Atashgah Castle. | |
Coordinates: 35°14′35″N 58°27′34″E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Razavi Khorasan |
County | Kashmar |
District | Central |
Elevation | 1,063 m (3,488 ft) |
Population (2016 Census)[2] | |
• Urban | 102,282 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Area code | (+98) 051 552 |
Kashmar at GEOnet Names Server |
At the 2006 census, its population was 81,527 in 21,947 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 90,200 people in 26,445 households.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 102,282 people in 31,775 households.[2]