Turshiz ( fa, ترشیز ''Turshēz''), also known as Turaythith (), is a medieval district and city of the

Quhistan Quhistan ( fa, قهستان) or Kohistan (, "mountainous land") was a region of medieval Persia, essentially the southern part of Khurasan. Its boundaries appear to have been south of Khorasan to north, Yazd to West, Sistan to South, Afghanistan to ...

region. It corresponds to the

Kashmar Kashmar () ( fa, کاشمر, also Romanized as ''Kāshmar''; formerly ''Keshmar'', '' Torshīz'' or ''Soltanabad'') is a city and the capital of Kashmar County, in Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. Kashmar is located near the river Shesh Tara ...

area, located in the present-day Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. This region is divided into four regions

Kashmar County Kashmar County ( fa, شهرستان کاشمر, ''Ŝahrestāne Kāŝmar'') is located in Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. The capital of the county is Kashmar. At the 2006 census, the county's population (including those portions of the county l ...

Kuhsorkh County Kuhsorkh County ( fa, شهرستان کوهسرخ) is in Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. The capital of the county is the city of Rivash. At the 2006 census, the region's population (as Kuhsorkh District of Kashmar County Kashmar County ...

, Khalilabad County and

Bardaskan County Bardaskan County ( fa, شهرستان بردسکن) is in Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. Bardaskan has also been called Baradaskan (باردسکن) or Berdaskan (برداسکن). The capital of the county is the city of Bardaskan. At the 200 ...

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Aliabad Tower The Aliabad Tower ( fa, برج علی‌آباد) is a historical tower dating to the 14th century. It is located in Aliabad-e Keshmar, near the town of Bardaskan in the Iranian province of Razavi Khorasan. The tower measures in height, with a ...

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Firuzabad Tower The Firuzabad Tower ( fa, برج فیروزآباد) is a grave historical tower of the Great Seljuq Empire era that is located 17 km south of Bardaskan in Firuzabad village at Shahrabad District on old Torshiz. Archaeological evidence conf ...

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Jameh Mosque of Kashmar Jameh Mosque of Kashmar, the place where Jumu'ah is performed, was built in Kashmar in 1791 by Fath-Ali Shah Qajar. This Mosque is opposite the Amin al-tojar Caravansarai. Imams and speakers * Hassan Borhani, Imam of Friday Prayer * Seyed Kaze ...

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Atashgah Castle Atashgah Castle ( fa, قلعه آتشگاه) is a castle in the city of Kashmar, and is one of the attractions of Kashmar. This castle was built by the Sasanian government and it was famous in ancient times. Location The location of the castle ...

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Qal'eh Dokhtar, Kuhsorkh Qaleh or Qal‘eh ( fa, قلعه) may refer to: Ardabil Province * Qaleh, Ardabil, a village in Ardabil Province, Iran Fars Province * Qaleh, Fars, a village in Jahrom County * Qaleh Kharabeh, Fars, a village in Sepidan County Gilan Province * Qa ...

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Haji Jalal Mosque Haji Jalal Mosque ( fa, مسجد حاجی جلال) A Qajar dynasty period mosque in Kashmar, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Wester ...

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