Taybad (Persian: تايباد)[a] is a city in the Central District of Taybad County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[4]
Taybad
Persian: تايباد | |
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City | |
Coordinates: 34°44′27″N 60°46′45″E / 34.74083°N 60.77917°E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Razavi Khorasan |
County | Taybad |
District | Central |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 56,562 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Website | www |
Taybad at GEOnet Names Server |
Demographics
editReligion
editWhile most Iranians, and especially most Iranian Persians, are predominantly Shia, a majority of the population of Taybad are Persian Sunnis.[5][6]
Population
editAt the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 46,228 in 10,230 households.[7] The 2011 census counted 52,280 people in 12,954 households.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 56,562 people in 14,996 households.[2]
Overview
editTaybad is near the border with Afghanistan, and has an official crossing point to Islam Qala in Afghanistan.
Melons and watermelons are the souvenirs of Taybad.[citation needed] Taybad has a suitable climate for cultivating these fruits compared to other parts of Iran.[citation needed]
See also
editNotes
editReferences
edit- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (8 May 2023). "Taybad, Taybad County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 09. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ Taybad can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3087268" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
- ^ Habibi, Hassan (21 June 1369). "Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the divisions of Khorasan province, centered in Mashhad". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Archived from the original on 27 December 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ^ Vatanka, Alex (12 April 2011). "The Islamic Republic's Cross-Sectarian Outreach". Hudson Institute. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "The Persian Sunnis of Iranian Khorasan". Sons of Sunnah. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 09. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 09. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.