Torbat-e Heydarieh
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Torbat-e Heydarieh (Persian: تربت حيدريه)[lower-alpha 1] is a city in the Central District of Torbat-e Heydarieh County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[4] The closest major city to Torbat is Mashhad, 157 km away.
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Torbat-e Heydarieh
Persian: تربت حيدريه | |
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City | |
Torbat-e Heydarieh. | |
Nicknames: the Capital of Persian Red Gold or the Capital of Red Gold of Iran or the Saffron City | |
Coordinates: 35°17′24″N 59°13′01″E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Razavi Khorasan |
County | Torbat-e Heydarieh |
District | Central |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Urban | 140,019 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Torbat-e Heydarieh at GEOnet Names Server |
At the 2006 census, its population was 119,360 in 31,869 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 131,150 people in 37,807 households.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 140,019 people in 43,029 households.[2]
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.[7]
The city is located in the center of Razavi Khorasan province in Iran. This city is famous for its Zafaran (Saffron) fields. Torbat-e Heydarieh is the world's largest Saffron (or Zafaran in Persian) producer[citation needed] hence the nickname "Capital of the Red Gold of Iran" has been given to it.