Coordinates: 34°20′52″N 58°45′23″E / 34.34778°N 58.75639°E / 34.34778; 58.75639

Bidokht

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Bidokht
Persian: بيدخت
City
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CountryIran
ProvinceRazavi Khorasan
CountyGonabad
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
5,501
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Bidokht at GEOnet Names Server

Bidokht (Persian: بيدخت)[a] is a city in the Central District of Gonabad County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran.[4] It is 270 kilometres (170 mi) south of Mashhad.

Demographics

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Population

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At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 4,823 in 1,392 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 5,348 people in 1,597 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 5,501 people in 1,719 households.[2]

Overview

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Bidokht is the seat of the Gonabadi Sufi order. In the center of the town stands Mazār-e Solṭāni, hosting the mausoleum of Solṭān-Alishāh. It is also the burial place of Solṭān-Ḥoseyn (Sultan Hussein) Tābandeh Reżā-Alishāh, (Ali Tabandeh) Maḥbub-Alishāh and Noor Ali Tabandeh Majzoob-Alishāh. In 1979 Islamic revolutionary bands desecrated the mausoleum complex. [7]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Also romanized as Beydokht and Bīdokht; also known as Bidukh[3]

References

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  3. ^ Bidokht can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3056336" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
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  7. ^ Habib Borjian, “BIDOḴT”, in: Encyclopaedia Iranica Online, https://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/bidokt-1
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