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Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

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Province A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''Roman province, provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire ...

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County A county is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposesChambers Dictionary, L. Brookes (ed.), 2005, Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, Edinburgh in certain modern nations. The term is derived from the Old French ...

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Mashhad Mashhad ( fa, مشهد, Mašhad ), also spelled Mashad, is the List of Iranian cities by population, second-most-populous city in Iran, located in the relatively remote north-east of the country about from Tehran. It serves as the capital of R ...

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District A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...

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IRST An infrared search and track (IRST) system (sometimes known as infrared sighting and tracking) is a method for detecting and tracking objects which give off infrared radiation, such as the infrared signatures of jet aircraft and helicopters. IR ...

, utc_offset = +3:30 , postal_code = , area_code = , website = , module = , footnotes = Binalud ( fa, بینالود) is a city in Ahmadabad District of Mashhad County, Razavi Khorasan province,

. Along with Golbahar, Binalud is one of the two planned cities of the province.

Etymology

The city is named after

Mount Binalud Mount Binālud (In Persian: بینالود) is the second highest peak in Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. It is known also as the ''Roof of Khorasan''. Made of Triassic-Jurassic metamorphic rocks, this mountain is 26 km north-east of Nishap ...

Geography

It has an area of about , of which are residential. The city of Binalud is situated near the south-eastern foot of Binalud Mountain Range. The city is located away from the city of

Nishapur Nishapur or officially Romanized as Neyshabur ( fa, ;Or also "نیشاپور" which is closer to its original and historic meaning though it is less commonly used by modern native Persian speakers. In Persian poetry, the name of this city is wr ...

, the third largest city of the Eastern Provinces of Iran and away from

, the second largest city of the country.

Economy

The city's economy is dependent on

Binalood Wind Farm Binalood wind farm is a wind farm situated in Razavi Khorasan Province of Iran near the city of Nishapur. It currently uses 43 turbines with a generating capacity of 660 kW to produce 28.2 MW of electricity using wind power. The area of ...

and IKCO Kohrasan.

Transportation

With the help of

Road 44 The following highways are numbered 44. Australia * Great Western Highway, Parramatta Road (Sydney) * Captain Cook Highway - Queensland State Route 44 (Regional) * Greensborough Highway Canada * Alberta Highway 44 * Manitoba Highway 44 * Ontar ...

, this city is located near the intersection of this road with two main national roads of 97 and 95. The two bigger cities of

and

are also the closest vital cities of the country to this city. This city is also connected to the Iran's train network.

Gallery

File:Fakhr-e Davood House Timurid Persia.jpg, Fakh-e Davood Caravanserai in Binalood File:The Road of 44 - East of Iran - Nishapur to Mashhad - Dizbad wind farm 3.JPG, Binalud Wind Farm

Notes

References

External links

Official website
Cities in Razavi Khorasan province Populated places in Mashhad County {{Mashhad-geo-stub