Kashmar
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 Iran
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| Province : | Razavi Khorasan | ||
| Coordinates : | 35 ° 23 ' N , 58 ° 48' E | ||
| Height : | 1051 m | ||
| Residents : | 88,401 (2012) | ||
| Time zone : | UTC +3: 30 | ||
Kāschmar ( Persian کاشمر Kāschmar ) is a city in the Razavi-Khorasan Provincein Iran . It was still called Torzhiz until the 18th century . A variant of the name was also Sultanabad .
Geographical location
The city is located 217 km south of Mashhad on the Sish Taraz River at an altitude of 1215 m. The historical name of the region was Pouscht .
Economy and Transport
Around 40 different types of grapes are grown here and the city is a major producer of raisins . Saffron and Persian carpets are also produced here . Among other things , the Khorasan- Nain carpet is woven here.
The city is on the Garmsar – Mashhad railway line , part of the direct rail link from Tehran to Mashhad.
Attractions
The city's attractions include the Friday Mosque of Kāschmar , the Mazar Garden ( Bāgh-e Mazar ), the tombs of Seyyed Mohammad-e Ābed and the Ārāmgāh-e Modarres .
The oldest tree mentioned in the Shahname , the Kashmar cypress , is said to have stood here.
There are two universities in the city, Payam-e Nur University and Azad Islamic University of Kashmar .
sons and daughters of the town
- Alireza Faghani (* 1978), football referee
Individual evidence
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