Bajestan (Persian: بجستان, also Romanized as Bajestān and Bejestān; also known as Bījestān and Bījistān)[2] is a city and capital of Bajestan County, in Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 11,136, in 3,090 families.[3]

Bajestan بجستان
City
Bajestan
Coordinates: 34°30′59″N 58°11′04″E
Country	Iran
Province	Razavi Khorasan
County	Bajestan
Bakhsh	Central
Population  (2016 Census)
• Total	11,741 [1]
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+4:30 (IRDT)
Climate	BWk
Bajestan at GEOnet Names Server

The most important products of Bajestan are saffron[4] 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. [5]

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. [6]

See also

• List of cities, towns and villages in Razavi Khorasan Province

References

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