Bojnord, North Khorasan, Iran

History | ٔGeography | Education : University

🇮🇷 Bojnord (بجنورد; Bojnūrd, Bojnoord, Bujnūrd), known in the Middle Ages as Buzanjird, is a city in the Central District of Bojnord County, North Khorasan province, Iran, and serves as capital of the district, county, and province. It is about 701 km (436 mi) from Tehran. and 237 km away from Mashhad, the capital of Razavi Khorasan province.

History According to local tradition, the whole area was controlled by the Qarai Turks since the Mongol invasion in the 13th century.

Bojnurd is of recent origin and possibly built by the Safavids for the Kurdish Şadiyan tribe who had been settled there to strengthen the Safavid borders against hostile Turkmens. Traditionally, the city was surrounded by a defensive wall and consisted of eleven quarters, bazaars and four mosques.

In 1849, the city saw a revolt which destroyed the city. When traveller G. C. Napier visited the city in 1876, it was noted that the chief of Bojnurd was a Kurd who governed the city without taxation in exchange for military support to the central government in Tehran.

Severe earthquakes in 1896 and 1929 destroyed the city and its surroundings. The city would consequently be rebuilt without historical or recent fortifications in a modern matter. In 1997, a magnitude 6.5 earthquake caused significant damage and many fatalities in the city.

ٔGeography Bojnourd city, the capital of North Khorasan province with an area of 36 square kilometers, is located in north-eastern Iran at 57 degrees and 20 minutes longitude and 37 degrees and 28 minutes latitude south of Kopedagh mountain range and east of Aladagh mountain range and north of Alborz mountain range. Bojnourd is 1070 meters above sea level and its distance to Tehran is 821 kilometers.

Education: University Universities located in Bojnord include: • University of Bojnurd • North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences • Islamic Azad University of Bojnurd • Eshragh Institute of Higher Education (Bojnurd, North Khorasan) • Payam Noor University of Bojnurd.

Asia/Tehran/North_Khorasan 

Bojnord has a population of over 322,309 people. Bojnord also forms the centre of the wider North Khorasan Province which has a population of over 867,727 people.

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Antipodal to Bojnord is: -122.683,-37.467

Locations Near: Bojnord 57.3167,37.4667

🇮🇷 Bojnūrd 57.333,37.467 d: 1.5  

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🇹🇲 Ashgabat 58.386,37.947 d: 108.2  

🇹🇲 Anau 58.528,37.89 d: 116.5  

🇹🇲 Änew 58.533,37.883 d: 116.7  

🇮🇷 Nishapur 58.796,36.213 d: 191.7  

🇮🇷 Mashhad 59.597,36.29 d: 241.3  

🇮🇷 Gorgan 54.433,36.833 d: 265.1  

🇹🇲 Balkanabat 54.367,39.517 d: 343.3  

🇮🇷 Behshahr 53.55,36.683 d: 345.3  

Antipodal to: Bojnord -122.683,-37.467

🇵🇫 Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 16582.4  

🇨🇱 Valdivia -73.233,-39.8 d: 15767  

🇨🇱 San Pedro de la Paz -73.1,-36.833 d: 15672.4  

🇨🇱 Concepción -73.05,-36.817 d: 15667.6  

🇨🇱 Chiguayante -73.017,-36.917 d: 15667.9  

🇨🇱 Port Montt -72.933,-41.467 d: 15780.2  

🇨🇱 Puerto Montt -72.933,-41.467 d: 15780.2  

🇨🇱 Temuco -72.667,-38.733 d: 15691.7  

🇨🇱 Cauquenes -72.35,-35.967 d: 15579.9  

🇨🇱 Angol -72.25,-38.25 d: 15643  

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