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Bojnord

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Bojnord (Persian: About this soundبجنورد)[lower-alpha 1] is a city in the Central District of Bojnord County, North Khorasan province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district.[3] It is about 701 km (436 mi) from Tehran.[4] and 242 km away from Mashhad, the capital of Razavi Khorasan province.[5]

History

According to local tradition, the whole area was controlled by the Qarai Turks since the Mongol invasion in the 13th century.[6]

Bojnurd is of recent origin and possibly built by the Safavids for the Kurdish Şadiyan tribe who had been settled there to strengthen the Safavid borders against hostile Turkmens. Traditionally, the city was surrounded by a defensive wall and consisted of eleven quarters, bazaars and four mosques.[6]

In 1849, the city saw a revolt which destroyed the city. When traveller G. C. Napier visited the city in 1876, it was noted that the chief of Bojnurd was a Kurd who governed the city without taxation in exchange for military support to the central government in Tehran.[6]

Severe earthquakes in 1896 and 1929 destroyed the city and its surroundings. The city would consequently be rebuilt without historical or recent fortifications in a modern matter.[6] In 1997, a magnitude 6.5 earthquake caused significant damage and many fatalities in the city.[7]

Demographics

Population

Population history
YearPop.±%
1956 19,253—    
1966 31,248+62.3%
1976 47,719+52.7%
1986 93,392+95.7%
1991 112,426+20.4%
1996 134,835+19.9%
2006 172,772[9]+28.1%
2011 199,791[10]+15.6%
2016 228,931[11]+14.6%
Source: [8]

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 172,772 in 44,217 households.[9] The following census in 2011 counted 199,791 people in 56,761 households.[10] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 228,931 people in 67,335 households.[11]

ٔGeography

Bojnourd city, the capital of North Khorasan province with an area of 36 square kilometers, is located in northeastern Iran at 57 degrees and 20 minutes longitude and 37 degrees and 28 minutes latitude south of Kopedagh mountain range and east of Aladagh mountain range and north of Alborz mountain range. Bojnourd is 1070 meters above sea level and its distance to Tehran is 821 kilometers.[12]

Climate

Bojnord has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) according to the Köppen climate classification.[13] Script error: No such module "weather box". Script error: No such module "weather box".

  1. ↑ Rainy days calculated using parameter codes 46 and 71

Colleges and universities

Universities located in Bojnord include:[16]

Notable people

Abdolhossein Teymourtash (Sardar Moazzam Khorasani), a distinguished and influential Iranian politician of the 20th century (Pahlavi dynasty), was born in Bojnord
  • Abdolhossein Teymourtash (Sardar Moazzam Khorasani), a distinguished and influential politician of the 20th century (Pahlavi dynasty)
  • Ali-Akbar Davar, politician and judge and the founder of the modern judicial system of Iran
  • Kazem Mousavi Bojnurdi, historian, theologian, writer and the curator of the National Library of Iran (1997–2005)
  • Mohammad Davari, journalist, known for arrest in 2009–10 Iranian election protests
  • Mostafa Tabrizi, politician
Bojnord sky
The city of Bojnord
bojnord fall
Bojnord in fall
A rainy spring day in Bojnord
A rainy spring day in Bojnord

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Also romanized as Bojnoord and Bojnūrd; also known as Bujnūrd; and known in the Middle Ages as Buzanjird[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ "Maps, Weather, and Airports for Bojnurd, Iran". http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IR/30/Bojnurd.html. 
  2. ↑ Bojnord can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3056548" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  3. ↑ Habibi, Hassan (c. 2015) (in fa). Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the divisions of Khorasan province, centered in Mashhad (Report). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Proposal 3223.1.5.53; Approval Letter 3808-907; Notification 84902/T125K. https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/113047. Retrieved 6 January 2024. 
  4. ↑ "Tehran". http://www.tehran.com. 
  5. ↑ "Distance from Bojnurd to Mashhad". https://www.distancecalculator.net/from-bojnurd-to-mashhad. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Ehlers, Eckart; Bosworth, C. E. (1989). "BOJNŪRD". Encyclopedia Iranica IV. https://iranicaonline.org/articles/bojnurd-a-town-and-district-in-khorasan. 
  7. ↑ "Earthquake Toll Rises in Iran as Aftershocks Hit". Reuters (Tehran, Iran: ReliefWeb). 5 February 1997. https://reliefweb.int/report/iran-islamic-republic/earthquake-toll-rises-iran-aftershocks-hit. 
  8. ↑ "Cities with a population of 100,000 and more (1956-2006 census)" (XLS). Iran data portal. p. 1. https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/13-cities-with-a-population-of-100-000-and-more-1335-1385-1956-2006-census-1.xlsx. 
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 (in fa) (Excel) Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): North Khorasan Province (Report). The Statistical Center of Iran. http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/28.xls. Retrieved 25 September 2022. 
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 (in fa) (Excel) Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): North Khorasan Province (Report). The Statistical Center of Iran. https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/North-Khorasan.xls. Retrieved 19 December 2022. 
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 (in fa) (Excel) Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): North Khorasan Province (Report). The Statistical Center of Iran. https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_28.xlsx. Retrieved 19 December 2022. 
  12. ↑ "Bojnord" (in en). https://www.visitiran.ir/destination/bojnord. 
  13. ↑ "Köppen Climate Classification: How to Use the Other Plant Map" (in en-US). 2019-10-22. https://www.lawnstarter.com/blog/landscaping/koppen-climate-classification-map/. 
  14. ↑ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020: Bojnurd-40723" (CSV). National Oceanic and Atmosoheric Administration. https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/2.2/data/0-data/Region-2-WMO-Normals-9120/Iran/CSV/Bojnurd_40723.csv. 
  15. ↑ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1981-2010: Bojnurd(WMO number: 40723)" (XLS). National Oceanic and Atmosoheric Administration. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/normals/WMO/1981-2010/RA-II/Iran/WMO_Normals_Excel_IRAN_060719.xls. "Parameter Code 80: Number of Days with Sleet/Snow" 
  16. ↑ "دانستنیهایی از استان خراسان شمالی". http://www.irandeserts.com/content/درگاه_کویر/شهرها_و_روستاها/شهرهای_مناطق_کویری_و_بیابانی/استانهای_خراسان_شمالی،_جنوبی_و_رضوی/مطالب_مرتبط_با_استان_خراسان/دانستنیهایی_از_استان_خراسان_شمالی.htm. 


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