Bajestan
City in Razavi Khorasan province, Iran
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Bajestan (Persian: بجستان)[a] is a city in the Central District of Bajestan County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county[5] and the district.
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 11,136 in 3,090 households,[6] when it was capital of the former Bajestan District in Gonabad County.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 11,133 people in 3,394 households,[8] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Bajestan County. Bajestan was transferred to the new Central District as the county's capital.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 11,741 people in 3,768 households.[3]
Overview
The most important products of Bajestan are saffron[9] and pomegranate.
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.[10]
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.[10]
Notable people
Iranian Cleric Mahmoud Madani Bajistani is from here.
