Boshruyeh ( fa, بشرويه - "''Bosh''-Growing", also

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d as Boshrūyeh) is a city in, and the capital of,

Boshruyeh County Boshruyeh County ( fa, شهرستان بشرویه) is located in South Khorasan province, Iran. The capital of the county is Boshruyeh. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 23,045, in 6,240 households. Retrieved 12 November 2022 The ...

, in western

South Khorasan Province South Khorasan Province ( fa, استان خراسان جنوبی ''Ostān-e Khorāsān-e Jonūbī'') is a province located in eastern Iran. Birjand is the centre of the province. The other major cities are Ferdows, Tabas and Qaen. In 2014, it wa ...

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. At the 2006 census, its population was 13,778, in 3,638 families. Boshruyeh is located between the cities of

Ferdows Ferdows ( fa, فردوس, also Romanized as Ferdos, Ferdous, and Firdaus; named Toon or Tūn until 1929) is a city and capital of Ferdows County, located in the north of South Khorasan Province in Iran. It is about south of Mashhad and 200 ...

and

Tabas Tabas ( fa, طبس, also Romanized as Ṭabas), formerly known as Golshan, is the capital city of Tabas County in South Khorasan Province of Iran. At the 2011 census, its population was 35,150, in 9,903 families. Tabas is located in central Iran, ...

at the border of the

Dasht-e Kavir Dasht-e Kavir ( fa, دشت كوير, lit=Low Plains in classical Persian, from ''khwar'' (low), and ''dasht'' (plain, flatland)), also known as Kavir-e Namak () and the Great Salt Desert, is a large desert lying in the middle of the Iranian Plat ...

. Near this city, there are old villages named

Aresk Eresk ( fa, ارسك or ارسک, also known as Arishk) is a city in and capital of Eresk District, in Boshruyeh County, South Khorasan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a c ...

Raqqeh Raqqeh ( fa, رقه) is a village in Raqqeh Rural District, Eresk District, Boshruyeh County, South Khorasan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western A ...

, Korond,

Neigenan Neigenan is an ancient village located on the Great Salt desert of Iran; it is a village of Boushroyeh city. The oral history of the town dates its foundation back more than 2700 years. Another village with the same name is close to the city of Bi ...

and Ghaniabad. The geographic coordinates of Boshruyeh are 33°52' N and 57°25' E. The weather usually is warm and in summer it is very hot. The average rain in a year is less than 150 mm.

History

There are several historic buildings in Boshruyeh and its surroundings. Based on historical books, it seems that this city has been existed at least for 700 years. Some of the most famous buildings are: 1. ''Qal'eye Dokhtar'' "Young Woman's

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": This citadel is located on the top of a mountain in the west of the city. It has been reported that this huge and ancient building was a governmental work from the period of Ismāīlī governance of this region.. 2. ''Hosseynie Haj Ali Ashraf'' "Haj Ali Ashraf's ''Hussayniyya''": This building has Indian architecture and is used for ''azadari'' "religious mourning rites" during the month of

Muharram Muḥarram ( ar, ٱلْمُحَرَّم) (fully known as Muharram ul Haram) is the first month of the Islamic calendar. It is one of the four sacred months of the year when warfare is forbidden. It is held to be the second holiest month after R ...

3. ''Masjed Mian Deh'' "Center-City

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": This mosque dates back 400 years. 4. ''Sarāy-e Serke'': This ancient and simple house is famous and is also used for ''azadari''.Boshrooye News Agency

References

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