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
Kashmar () ( fa, کاشمر, also Romanized as ''Kāshmar''; formerly ''Keshmar' ...
,
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 ...
.
Gallery
File:Bardaskan keshmar.JPG, Aliabad Tower
File:FiroozAbad Tower.JPG, 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 ...
File:K.sh.baran8.jpg, Kondor Ab anbar 2
File:Jameh Mosque of Kashmar2021.jpg, 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 ...
File:Atashgah castle2021.jpg, 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 ...
File:Qal'eh Dokhtar2021.jpg, 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 ...
File:Haji Jalal Mosque2021.jpg, 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 ...
See also
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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 ...
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Adur Burzen-Mihr
Adur Burzen-Mihr (Middle Iranian) or Azar Barzin ( fa, آذر برزین) was an ''Atash Bahram'' (a Zoroastrian fire temple of the highest grade) located in Parthia. In the Sasanian period it was one of the three Great Fires and was associate ...
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Cypress of Kashmar
The Cypress of Kashmar was a cypress tree regarded as sacred to followers of Zoroastrianism. According to the Iranian epic ''Shahnameh'', the tree had grown from a branch Zoroaster had carried away from Paradise and which he planted in honor of ...
References
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Ancient Iranian cities
Historical regions of Iran
Kashmar County