Mashhad facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Mashhad
Persian: مشهد ‹Mašhad›
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Nickname(s):
Mashhad
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Motto(s):
City of paradise (Shahre behesht)
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Country | Iran |
Province | Razavi Khorasan |
County | Mashhad |
Bakhsh | Central |
Mashhad-Sanabad-Toos | 818 AD (Martyrdom Of Imam Reza) |
Area | |
• City | 458 km2 (177 sq mi) |
• Metro | 3,946 km2 (1,524 sq mi) |
Elevation | 985 m (3,232 ft) |
Population
(2006)
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• City | 2,907,316 |
• Population Rank in Iran | 2nd |
Over 20 million pilgrims and tourists per year | |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+4:30 (IRDT) |
Website | http://www.mashhad.ir |
Mashhad (Persian: مشهد) is a city in the Razavi Khorasan Province in Iran. Masshad is second the second largest city in Iran. It is close to Iran's border with Afghanistan and Turkmenistan.
Mashhad is primarily known as the resting place of Imam Reza and also the great Persian poet, Ferdowsi.
History
Before the 9th century, Mashhad was a small village but became prosperous after imam Reza was killed and buried there by Al-Ma'mun the Abbasid caliph. Mashhad turned into a famous town, in the time of Shah IsmailI of the Safavid dynasty (1501) and later Nader Shah of his Empire chose Mashhad as his capital. Mashhad has remained one of Iran's most important cities till this day even with the relocation of the capital to Tehran.
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Images for kids
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Turquoise, one of the products of Mashhad
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Imam Reza Bus terminus
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Mashhad is the major trade center of saffron in Iran.
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Handicraft products are sold in Shandiz and Torghabeh.
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Some Iranian Handicrafts (metalwork) in Torghabeh
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Front façade of the Ferdowsi's mausoleum in Tous
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St. Mesrop Armenian church in Mashhad
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Shashlik, one of the Iranian tasty foods in Mashhad
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Mashhad Metro (LRT) Station
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Mashhad Metro (LRT) network sign
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Mashhad Firefighter's Parade
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Mashhad Firefighter's Parade
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Ferdowsi tomb
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Ferdowsi tomb
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Shandiz Restaurant, serving traditional Iranian cuisine
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Mashhad Farabi Hospital
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Mohammad-Reza Shajarian, Singer-songwriter received the Picasso Award, UNESCO Mozart Medal and National Order of Merit (France)
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Mahmoud Khayami, businessman, philanthropist and Industrialist an Honorary CBE, KSS, GCFO
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Sayyid Ali Hosseini Khamenei, a Marja and the second and current Supreme Leader of Iran
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Jabir ibn Hayyan, was a prominent polymath, a chemist and alchemist, astronomer and astrologer, engineer, geographer, philosopher, physicist, and pharmacist and physician
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Anousheh Ansari Iranian-American engineer, co-founder and chairman of Prodea Systems, co-founder and CEO of Telecom Technologies, Inc. (TTI), sponsor of the Ansari X Prize
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Heshmat Mohajerani, footballer and former football manager
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Rasoul Khadem, Wrestling coach