Nishapur (administrative district)

Nishapur or Neyschabur ( Persian شهرستان نیشابور) is an administrative district ( Shahrestan ) in Razavi-Khorasan , Iran . The capital is Nishapur , at the 2011 census there were 433,104 inhabitants, which were distributed among 118,214 families.

The Nishapur administrative district includes the districts ( Bachsch ): Central District , Sarvelayat , Zeberchan and Miyan Dscholgeh .

There are ten cities in Nishapur County : Chekneh , Kharw , Darrud , Eschqabad , Qadamgah , Eschaqabad , Barzanun , Baqshan , Bar and Nishapur .

Nishapur massacre

The Mongolian army of Genghis Khan attacked Nishapur in April 1221. His army killed 1,747,000 citizens.

Web links

• Data from Nishapur County

Coordinates: 36 ° 12 '  N , 58 ° 45'  E