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Greater Khorasan [2] (Middle Persian: 𐬒𐬊𐬭𐬀𐬯𐬀𐬥, romanized: Xwarāsān; Persian: خراسان, [xoɾɒːˈsɒːn] ⓘ) is a historical eastern region in the Iranian Plateau in West and Central Asia that encompasses western and northern Afghanistan, northeastern Iran, the eastern halves of Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, western Tajikistan, and portions of Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan.
The name Khorāsān (lit. "sunrise"; "east"; or "land of the rising sun") was originally given to the eastern province of Persia during the Sassanian period. [2] The old Iranian province of Khorasan roughly formed the western half of the historical Greater Khorasan, [7] a region which included parts that are today in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
Location of Samalqan County in North Khorasan province (left, pink) Location of North Khorasan province in Iran Coordinates: 37°43′N 56°39′E / 37.717°N 56.650°E / 37.717; 56.
Razavi Khorasan province (Persian: استان خراسان رضوی) [a] is one of the 31 provinces of Iran, located in northeastern Iran. Its capital is the city of Mashhad, the second-most-populous city in Iran. [5] Razavi Khorasan is one of the three provinces that were created after the division of Khorasan Province in 2004.
North Khorasan province (Persian: استان خراسان شمالی) [a] is one of the 31 provinces of Iran, located in the northeast of the country. Its capital is the city of Bojnord. [4] North Khorasan is one of the three provinces that were created after the division of Khorasan in 2004. Khorasan was the largest province of Iran until it ...
Until 2003, Quchan County had three districts: The Central, Bajgiran, and Faruj Districts, the latter of which was separated from the county in the establishment of Faruj County of North Khorasan province. [4] After the 2016 National Census, the villages of Almajeq, [5] Mezerj, [6] and Shahr-e Kohneh [5] were elevated to city status.
In 1507, Khorasan was occupied by Uzbek tribes. After the death of Nader Shah in 1747, parts of it were occupied by the Afghans for a short period. In these periods, Birjand was a small part of Quhistan which almost encompasses the borders of today South Khorasan.
Location: Sarakhs, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran: ... Location of airport in Iran. Runways; Direction Length Surface ft m 14/32 13,076 3,986 Asphalt