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