Bajestan ( fa, بجستان, also
Romanize
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d as Bajestān and Bejestān; also known as Bījestān and Bījistān) is a city and capital of
Bajestan County
Bajestan County ( fa, شهرستان بجستان) is in Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. The capital of the county is the city of Bajestan. At the 2006 census, the region's population (as Bajestan District of Gonabad County
Gonabad Count ...
, in
Razavi Khorasan Province,
Iran
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. At the 2006 census, its population was 11,136, in 3,090 families.
The most important products of Bajestan are
saffron
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and
pomegranate
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The pomegranate was originally described throughout the Mediterranean Basin, Mediterranean re ...
.
The city has a dry climate with significant difference between day and night temperatures. It is a fast-growing city, thus becoming one of the major centres in the south of Razavi Khorasan.
there are some historical places in Bajestan such as fakhrabad caravanserai ، ghasem abad caravanserai، zeinabad caravanserai، bajestan grand mosque ، yonsi Bridge ، marandiz mosque ، mazar mosque and castle and mazar monastery in various post islamic era.
Bajestan salt desert is a beautiful natural scenery attracting tourism groups from adjacent cities ، but because this desert is a dried Salt Lake ، camping is not possible in winter and late autumn.
See also
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References
Cities in Razavi Khorasan Province
Populated places in Bajestan County
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