"},"population_as_of":{"wt":"2016"},"population_total":{"wt":"5501"},"population_density_km2":{"wt":"auto"},"population_note":{"wt":""},"population_demonym":{"wt":""},"timezone":{"wt":"[[Iran Standard Time|IRST]]"},"utc_offset":{"wt":"+3:30"},"postal_code":{"wt":""},"area_code":{"wt":""},"website":{"wt":""},"module":{"wt":""},"footnotes":{"wt":"{{GEOnet2|32FA880AC44D3774E0440003BA962ED3}}"}},"i":0}}]}" id="mwCQ">City in Razavi Khorasan, Iran
Bidokht Persian: بيدخت | |
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City | |
Coordinates: 34°20′52″N58°45′23″E / 34.34778°N 58.75639°E [1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Razavi Khorasan |
County | Gonabad |
District | Central |
Population (2016) [2] | |
• Total | 5,501 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Bidokht at GEOnet Names Server |
Bidokht (Persian : بيدخت) [lower-alpha 1] is a city in the Central District of Gonabad County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. [4] It is 270 kilometres (170 mi) south of Mashhad.
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 4,823 in 1,392 households. [5] The following census in 2011 counted 5,348 people in 1,597 households. [6] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 5,501 people in 1,719 households. [2]
Bidokht is the seat of the Gonabadi Sufi order. In the center of the town stands Mazār-e Solṭāni, hosting the mausoleum of Solṭān-Alishāh. It is also the burial place of Solṭān-Ḥoseyn (Sultan Hussein) Tābandeh Reżā-Alishāh, (Ali Tabandeh) Maḥbub-Alishāh and Noor Ali Tabandeh Majzoob-Alishāh. In 1979 Islamic revolutionary bands desecrated the mausoleum complex. [7]
Gonabad is a city in the Central District of Gonabad County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.
Razavi Khorasan province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran, located in northeastern Iran. Its capital is the city of Mashhad, the second-most-populous city in Iran.
Gonabad County is in Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Gonabad.
Bajestan is a city in the Central District of Bajestan County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.
Chapeshlu is a city in, and the capital of, Chapeshlu District of Dargaz County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. It also serves as the administrative center for Qarah Bashlu Rural District.
Yunesi is a city in, and the capital of, Yunesi District of Bajestan County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. It also serves as the administrative center for Yunesi Rural District.
Khaf is a city in the Central District of Khaf County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. It is on the Mashhad-Herat railway, currently under construction.
Chapeshlu District is in Dargaz County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Chapeshlu.
Lotfabad District is in Dargaz County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Lotfabad.
The Central District of Gonabad County is in Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Gonabad.
Kakhk District is in Gonabad County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Kakhk.
Jazin Rural District is in the Central District of Bajestan County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Zeynabad.
Bajestan Rural District is in the Central District of Bajestan County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran.
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Zeynabad is a village in, and the capital of, Jazin Rural District of the Central District of Bajestan County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran.
Fakhrabad is a village in Sar Daq Rural District of Yunesi District, Bajestan County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran.
Marandiz is a village in Yunesi Rural District of Yunesi District, Bajestan County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran.
Chenaran Rural District is in the Central District of Chenaran County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Kheyrabad.
Howmeh Rural District is in the Central District of Gonabad County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Biland.
Pas Kalut Rural District is in the Central District of Gonabad County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Bimorgh.