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Nishapur County (Persian: شهرستان نیشابور, Šahrestâne Neyšhâbur), or officially Romanized as Neyshabur County, is located in Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. The capital of the county is Nishapur, the second largest city in the province and the third largest city in Eastern Iran. At the 2006 census, the county's population (including those portions of the county later split off to form Firuzeh County and Zeberkhan County) was 441,184, in 118,214 families.[1] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 451,780.[2]

Nishapur County
شهرستان نیشابور
County
Mount Binalud, located within the county
Location of Nishapur County in Razavi Khorasan province
Location of Razavi Khorasan province in Iran
Coordinates: 36°16′N 58°44′E
Country Iran
ProvinceRazavi Khorasan
Named forShapur I
CapitalNishapur
Districts6 (2006)
Government
 • Governor-generalQolam Hossein Mozaffari
Population
 (2016)
 • Total451,780
DemonymNeyshaburi
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)
Nishapur County at GEOnet Names Server

Administrative divisions


Nishapur County (2006)[1]
Administrative DivisionsPop.
Central District274,700
Darbqazi Rural District10,411
Fazl Rural District15,323
Mazul Rural District30,375
Rivand Rural District12,619
Nishapur City205,972
Miyan Jolgeh District37,117
Belharat Rural District11,677
Eshqabad Rural District15,280
Ghazali Rural District8,835
Eshqabad City1,325
Sarvelayat District17,962
Barzanun Rural District6,032
Sarvelayat Rural District10,567
Chekneh City1,363
Taghenkoh District22,562
Taghenkoh-e Jonubi Rural District6,876
Taghenkoh-e Shomali Rural District15,686
Takht-e Jolgeh District34,267
Binalud Rural District7,006
Firuzeh Rural District9,292
Takht-e Jolgeh Rural District13,063
Firuzeh City4,906
Zeberkhan District54,576
Eshaqabad Rural District10,110
Ordughesh Rural District9,788
Zeberkhan Rural District14,762
Darrud City4,979
Kharv City11,931
Qadamgah City3,006
Total Nishapur County441,184

History



Nishapur massacre by the Mongols


The Nishapur massacre by the Mongols took place at Nishapur in April of 1221. The Mongol armies of Genghis Khan massacred the entire population of the area, which some estimates put at 1,747,000 citizens.[3]


References


  1. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-11-11.
  2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)" (Excel). Islamic Republic of Iran.
  3. DEATH BY GOVERNMENT
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