Khorashad

Khorashad

Persian: خراشاد
Khorashad Persian: خراشاد
Village
	Traditional architecture of the village of Khorashad
	Khorashad
	Coordinates: 32°45′N 59°24′E / 32.750°N 59.400°E
Country	Iran
Province	South Khorasan
County	Birjand
District	Central
Rural District	Baqeran
Population (2016)
• Total	626
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
Area code	+98561523
Website	http://www.khorashad.com

Khorashad (Persian: خراشاد)^[a] is a village in Baqeran Rural District^[5] of the Central District in Birjand County, South Khorasan province, Iran. Khorashad is known for its beautiful environment, its notable people, and its handicrafts.

Etymology

The historic name khorashad derives from the Pahlavi-language word meaning "sun."^{[citation needed]}

Demographics

Language and ethnicity

The people of Khorashad are Persian and the local language contains many words from the ancient Sassanid and Pahlavi languages.^{[citation needed]}

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 757 in 232 households.^[6] The following census in 2011 counted 379 people in 148 households.^[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 626 people in 236 households.^[3]

Geography

Khorashad is 24 km (15 mi) southeast of Birjand in east of Iran. The village is 2,064 m (6,772 ft)^[8] above sea level. It situated in the Khorashad Valley in Bagheran Mountain Range. It has cold winters and cool summers.^{[citation needed]}

Notable people

Khorashad is the birthplace of the notables such as:

Dr. Mohammad Ismail Rezvani, a prominent professor of history in Iran
Dr. Mohammad Reza Hafeznia, professor of geopolitics in Tarbiat Modarres University)
Mr. Morteza Hassanpour, the first man in nursing in Iran
Dr. Ghazanfar Forouzanfar, Director of the City Council of Birjand)
Dr. Homayun Hadavinia, professor at Kingston University
Dr. M. Khorashadizadeh, Director of Birjand University of Applied Science and Technology
Dr. Ahmad Khosravi Khorashad, professor of medicine and Internal Medicine Specialist Physician at Mashhad Medical University

and more than 60 professors and physicians in universities of Iran, the United States, and England.^{[citation needed]}

Notes

^ Also romanized as Kharashad, Khorāshād, and Khorshād^[4]

References

^ OpenStreetMap contributors. "ملک آباد, دهستان باغران [Malekabad, Bagheran Rural District], Birjand County Central District, Birjand County, South Khorasan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 6 April 2026.
^ "Q92X+2XX Khorashad, South Khorasan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
^ ^a ^b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان خراسان جنوبی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: South Khorasan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
^ Khorashad at GEOnet Names Server
^ Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (1 July 1987) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1366/04/10 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ‌ایجاد و تشکیل تعداد 21 دهستان شامل روستاها، مزارع و مکانها در قسمتی از شهرستان بیرجند تابع استان خراسان [‌Creation and formation of 21 rural districts including villages, farms and places in a part of Birjand County under Khorasan province]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 545.1.5.53. Archived from the original on 12 February 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان خراسان جنوبی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: South Khorasan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان خراسان جنوبی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: South Khorasan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
^ "Map, Weather and Airport of Khorashad". Archived from the original on 22 March 2007. Retrieved 27 April 2008.

External links

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[5] Also romanized as Kharashad, Khorāshād, and Khorshād^[4]

[1] OpenStreetMap contributors. "ملک آباد, دهستان باغران [Malekabad, Bagheran Rural District], Birjand County Central District, Birjand County, South Khorasan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 6 April 2026.

[2] "Q92X+2XX Khorashad, South Khorasan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 6 April 2026.

[2016_South_Khorasan_Province-3] سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان خراسان جنوبی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: South Khorasan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

[4] Khorashad at GEOnet Names Server

[Birjand_County_Rural_Districts-6] Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (1 July 1987) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1366/04/10 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ‌ایجاد و تشکیل تعداد 21 دهستان شامل روستاها، مزارع و مکانها در قسمتی از شهرستان بیرجند تابع استان خراسان [‌Creation and formation of 21 rural districts including villages, farms and places in a part of Birjand County under Khorasan province]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 545.1.5.53. Archived from the original on 12 February 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2026.

[2006_South_Khorasan_Province-7] سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان خراسان جنوبی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: South Khorasan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.

[2011_South_Khorasan_Province-8] سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان خراسان جنوبی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: South Khorasan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

[fallingrain-9] "Map, Weather and Airport of Khorashad". Archived from the original on 22 March 2007. Retrieved 27 April 2008.

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