Gonabad

Gonabad (Persian: گناباد, also Romanized as Gonābād and Gūnābād; formerly Jūymand) is a city in and the capital of Gonabad County, in Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 34,563, in 9,789 families. It is mostly well-known because of the Gonabadi Dervishes and for its qanats, also known as kareez. It is one of the most important producers of saffron in Iran. Other agricultural products include: Grape, Pistachio and pomegranate. The famous ancient war of 12 rokh had happened between Iran and Turan (west China) in this city on the castle of Zeebad. The city contains the cemetery for the Nematollahi Gonabadi dervish order located in Beydokht. Some of the longest and oldest Qanats of the world are located in...