Firuzeh ( fa, فيروزه, also

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d as Fīrūzeh; formerly, Bozghan ( fa, بزغان), also Romanized as Bozghān and Barghān) is a city and capital of

Firuzeh County Firuzeh County ( fa, شهرستان فیروزه), formerly Binalud County, is in Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. The capital of the county is the city of Firuzeh. At the 2006 census, the region's population (as Taghenkoh District and most of ...

, in Razavi Khorasan Province,

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. At the 2006 census, its population was 4,906, in 1,288 families. Firuzeh means "

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" in

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. This city and the city of

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used to be part of the county of Nishapur though now they have become part of a separated county. These cities are historically part of the Greater Region of 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 ...

and its people have daily commute and connections with each other.

References

Populated places in Firuzeh County Cities in Razavi Khorasan Province {{Firuzeh-geo-stub