Torqabeh ( fa, طرقبه, also
Romanized as Ţorqabeh, Ţoroqbeh, and Torqebeh; also known as Targhobeh) is a city and capital of
Torqabeh and Shandiz County
Torqabeh and Shandiz County ( fa, شهرستان طرقبه شاندیز), formerly Binalud County, is located in Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. The capital of the county is Torqabeh. At the 2006 census, the county's population as a part of ...
, in
Razavi Khorasan Province,
Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 13,158, in 3,668 families.
One of its customary
local foods is
Dizi. Another common choice of food among the frequent visitors of the town is Shishlik, which is grilled lamb and
T-bone
The T-bone and porterhouse are steaks of beef cut from the short loin (called the sirloin in Commonwealth countries and Ireland). Both steaks include a "T"-shaped lumbar vertebra with sections of abdominal internal oblique muscle on each side ...
accompanied by rice. This town is a common destination for people from Iran's second-largest city,
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 ...
, located about to the east.
Torghabeh is particularly popular with people in Mashhad primarily because of its proximity, variety of traditional restaurants and souvenir shops. To some people, driving to Torghabeh and Jaghargh (dour-dour), drinking Ab-Ali Dough, and driving back home, has become a ritual! Jaghargh is also popular with professional and amateur bikers. To many Mashhadi bikers, Fridays are in part about riding their bikes to Torghabeh and Jaghargh.
References
Populated places in Torqabeh and Shandiz County
Nishapur Quarter
Cities in Razavi Khorasan Province
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