Torbat-e Heydarieh ( fa, تربت حيدريه, also Romanized as Torbat-e Ḩeydarīyeh; also known as Torbat-e Heydari, Turbat-i-Haidari, Torbate Heydari, and Turbet-i-Haidari, and for short Torbat) is a city and capital of

Torbat-e Heydarieh County Torbat-e Heydarieh County ( fa, شهرستان تربت حیدریه, ''Šahrestâne Torbate Heydarie'') is located in Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. The capital of the county is Torbat-e Heydarieh. At the 2006 census, the county's population ...

, in Razavi Khorasan Province,

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

. At the 2006 census, its population was 119,360, in 31,869 families. The closest major city to Torbat is Mashhad and it is 157 Kilometers away. The name ''Torbat'' in

Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...

means '' Burial place'', thus the name of the city means ''Burial Place of Heydar'' named after Qutb ad-Dīn Haydar a Sufi mystic whose tomb lies in the heart of the city. In ancient times this city was known as Zaveh and in the 19th century it was known as ''Torbat-e Ishaq Khan'' or ''Torbat-e Isa Khan'' after Ishaq Khan Qaraei the powerful chief of the local Qarai Turks who ruled as a semi-autonomous governor of Torbat-e Heydarieh from 1775 to 1816. It derives its present name from the ''turbet'' or tomb of a holy man named Kutb ed din Haidar, the founder of the ascetic sect of dervishes known as the Haidaris. He died c. 1230 and is buried in a large domed building a short distance outside the town. The city is located in the center of Razavi Khorasan province in Iran. This city is famous for its Zafaran (

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) fields. Torbat-e Heydarieh is the world's largest

(or ''Zafaran'' in

) producer hence the nickname "Capital of the Red Gold of Iran" has been given to it.

History

Following the Mongol invasion of Iran, the people of Zaveh (Old Torbat) were the first victims of the Mongol invasion. At the same time, Qutbuddin Haidar, a famous sixth-century mystic who had long resided in the city of Zaveh, died. Torbat-e Heydarieh became a city after the Safavid period. In fact, the city flourished about two hundred years ago, during the reign of Ishaq Khan Qaraei, one of the Khans and political figures of the

Qajar era Qajar Iran (), also referred to as Qajar Persia, the Qajar Empire, '. Sublime State of Persia, officially the Sublime State of Iran ( fa, دولت علیّه ایران ') and also known then as the Guarded Domains of Iran ( fa, ممالک م ...

. Ishaq Khan renovated and developed the city and it created such a massive change in the city that this city has become known as Ishaq Khan Torbat for a long time. Prior to World War II, the

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and

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consulates were located in Torbat-e Heydarieh, in the Bagh-e-Soltani area of the city, indicating the city's political and economic importance at the time.

Language and people

The people of Torbat Heydariyeh speak Persian and Khorasani dialect. The

dialect The term dialect (from Latin , , from the Ancient Greek word , 'discourse', from , 'through' and , 'I speak') can refer to either of two distinctly different types of linguistic phenomena: One usage refers to a variety of a language that is a ...

of the people of Torbat Heydariyeh is very close to the dialect of other cities of Khorasan, especially the dialect of Mashhad. Books of poems with Torbati accent such as Samandar Khan Salar written by Ali Akbar Abbasi Fahandari and also Torbati shout by Mohammad Ghahraman have been written.

Population

According to the general census of 2016, the population of this city was 140,019 people (in 43,029 households), which in this regard is ranked fourth in the province. The total population of Torbat Heydariyeh is 224,626 people. Until 1372, the city of Torbat Heydariyeh had the second largest population in the province of

Greater Khorasan Greater Khorāsān,Dabeersiaghi, Commentary on Safarnâma-e Nâsir Khusraw, 6th Ed. Tehran, Zavvâr: 1375 (Solar Hijri Calendar) 235–236 or Khorāsān ( pal, Xwarāsān; fa, خراسان ), is a historical eastern region in the Iranian Plat ...

after Mashhad, which was divided into 5 cities, making its population rank reduced.

Universities and higher education centers

Torbat Heydariyeh in recent years as a university hub in Khorasan Razavi, has good higher education facilities. Torbat Heydariyeh Higher Education Centers are: Islamic Azad University Torbat Heydarieh Torbat Heydariyeh University Torbat Heydariyeh University of Medical Sciences

Mines and industries

Torbat Heydariyeh has two industrial towns and the most important industrial production units of the city include Torbat Heydariyeh Sugar Factory, Zarmehr Gold, Zarrin Tile, Kaolin Factory, also products such as milk and

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, flour, cumin and cotton gin, animal feed and silk works are also produced in Torbat.

Climate

Photo gallery

File:مزار قطب الدین و مسجد از زاویه دیگر.jpg, Tomb of Qutb ab-Din Haydar File:Saffronfarm-860808.jpg,

harvesting, Torbat-e Heydarieh,

File:محراب و سقف مقبره قطب الدین حیدر.jpg, Altar and roof of Ghotboddin Heydar's Tomb - Photo by Jalal Mirzaei File:Hesar torbat iran.jpg, Hesar River in Torbat File:860631-Pistachio-IMG 6862-2.jpg, alt=Pistachio tree, Pistachio farm, Torbat-e Heydarieh, Razavi Khorasan Province,

. File:Rudmajan2.jpg, Traditional clothing in Rud Majan of Torbat File:Mahne - Torbat-e Heydarieh 11.JPG, Village of Mahne, Torbat-e Heydarieh County, Mah Welat, Razavi Khorasan Province File:860808-Saffronfarm-01-IMG 7707-2.jpg, Saffron Farm, Torbat-e-Heydarieh, Razavi Khorasan,

File:860808-Saffronfarm-07-IMG 7888-2.jpg, Saffron Farm, Torbat-e-Heydarieh, Razavi Khorasan,

File:860808-Saffronfarm-09-IMG 8077-2.jpg, Saffron Farm, Torbat-e-Heydarieh, Razavi Khorasan,

File:Saffron-IMG 6644-2.jpg, Saffron File:860808-Saffronfarm-04-IMG 7840-2.jpg, Saffron Farm, Torbat-e-Heydarieh, Razavi Khorasan,

File:860808-Saffronfarm-10-IMG 8033-2.jpg, Saffron Farm, Torbat-e-Heydarieh, Razavi Khorasan,

File:860808-Saffronfarm-03-IMG 7821-2.jpg, Saffron Farm, Torbat-e-Heydarieh, Razavi Khorasan,

File:860800-Torbat-SaffronFarm-IMG 7983.jpg, Saffron Farm, Torbat-e-Heydarieh, Razavi Khorasan,

File:860800-Torbat-SaffronFarm-IMG 7935.jpg, Saffron Farm, Torbat-e-Heydarieh, Razavi Khorasan,

File:860800-Torbat-SaffronFarm-IMG 7883.jpg, Saffron Farm, Torbat-e-Heydarieh, Razavi Khorasan,

File:860808-Saffronfarm-08-IMG 7959-2.jpg, Saffron Farm, Torbat-e-Heydarieh, Razavi Khorasan,

File:860631-Pistachio-IMG 6869-2.jpg, Pistachio farm, Torbat-e-Heydarieh, Razavi Khorasan,

File:860603-Pistachio-IMG 6630-2.jpg, Dried pistachios, Iran

Notable people

* Mahmoud Shehabi Khorassani,born 1903 in Torbat-e Heydarieh, died in 1986 in

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; a lawyer, a high-ranking philosopher and one of the most famous and eminent jurists of the Pahlavi era. He was a distinguished and emeritus professor at the

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, born 1975 in Torbat-e Heydarieh; an

ian

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* Reza Rafi, born August 1968 in Torbat-e Heydarieh; an

ian writer, satirist, journalist, and showman * Saeed Soheili, born 1959 in Torbat-e Heydarieh; an

ian director and script writer * Setareh Eskandari, born 15 June 1974 in Torbat-e Heydarieh; an

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References

Sources

* ''Tarikh-e Torbat-e Heydarieh: ba tekiye be naqshe Ishaq Khan Qaraei'', Mohammad Qaneyi *

External links

Official Website of Torbat-e Heydarieh
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