Sabzevar Persian:سبزوار | |
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  Sabzevar Location of Sabzevar inIran | |
| Coordinates:36°12′45″N57°40′35″E / 36.21250°N 57.67639°E /36.21250; 57.67639[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Razavi Khorasan |
| County | Sabzevar |
| District | Central |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Meysam Hossein Abadi[2] |
| • City Council | Chairman: Aminollah Mazloum[3] |
| Elevation | 978 m (3,209 ft) |
| Population (2016)[4] | |
• Total | 243,700 |
| • Population Rank in Iran | 34th |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| Area code | 051 |
| Website | www |
| Sabzevar atGEOnet Names Server | |
Sabzevar (Persian:سبزوار;[5]pronunciationⓘ)[a] is a city in northeasternIran. It is located in theCentral District ofSabzevar County,Razavi Khorasan province, serving as the capital of both the county and the district.[6]
The history of Sabzevar goes back to the1st millennium BC. Ancient remains include fire-templeAzarbarzin which is still visible.
After theMongol invasion of Iran, the city was the first part of Iran that moved towards its freedom, under the lead of theSarbedaran movement.
In 14th centuryTimur invaded Iran and destroyed the city completely. Contemporary sources mention 90,000 people having been murdered by Timur. After killing all men in the town, he cut their heads and made 3 pyramids of the heads, in what is now the modern Sarberiz (meaning "Place of heads") square.[7]
Sabzevar Province had been lost by theSafavids to the Uzbeks ofTransoxiana, but was regained following a Safavid counter-offensive around 1600, along withHerat andFarah.[8]
The city suffered a flash flood in April 2020.[9]
In 1937 when Iran was ruled byReza Shah, Sabzevar was the second most populated city in the 9th county.[10] According to the census of 2017, Sabzevar is Iran's 34th most populous city.[citation needed]
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 208,172 in 57,024 households.[11] The following census in 2011 counted 231,557 people in 70,422 households.[12] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 243,700 people in 74,757 households.[4]
Sabzevar is in the west ofRazavi Khorasan province, approximately 220 kilometers (140 mi) west of the provincial capital,Mashhad, in the northeastern part of the country. Sabzevar is a 650 km fromTehran (the capital of Iran).[13]
Its important close neighbors areNishapur,Bardaskan,Esfarāyen andShahrud.
Sabzevar has acold semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification:BSk).
| Climate data for Sabzevar (1991–2020, extremes 1981-2020)[i] | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 21.0 (69.8) | 29.7 (85.5) | 34.8 (94.6) | 37.8 (100.0) | 41.0 (105.8) | 44.4 (111.9) | 45.5 (113.9) | 46.0 (114.8) | 41.8 (107.2) | 37.5 (99.5) | 30.4 (86.7) | 23.0 (73.4) | 46.0 (114.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 10.0 (50.0) | 13.0 (55.4) | 18.4 (65.1) | 25.3 (77.5) | 31.3 (88.3) | 36.5 (97.7) | 38.2 (100.8) | 36.9 (98.4) | 33.2 (91.8) | 26.5 (79.7) | 18.0 (64.4) | 12.0 (53.6) | 24.9 (76.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.2 (39.6) | 6.7 (44.1) | 11.8 (53.2) | 18.1 (64.6) | 24.0 (75.2) | 29.3 (84.7) | 31.2 (88.2) | 29.5 (85.1) | 25.2 (77.4) | 18.4 (65.1) | 11.0 (51.8) | 6.0 (42.8) | 18.0 (64.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 0.1 (32.2) | 2.0 (35.6) | 6.5 (43.7) | 12.0 (53.6) | 17.3 (63.1) | 22.4 (72.3) | 24.6 (76.3) | 22.5 (72.5) | 18.2 (64.8) | 12.2 (54.0) | 6.1 (43.0) | 1.9 (35.4) | 12.2 (53.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −18.6 (−1.5) | −20.8 (−5.4) | −7.2 (19.0) | −2.0 (28.4) | 4.0 (39.2) | 10.2 (50.4) | 16.0 (60.8) | 11.9 (53.4) | 7.0 (44.6) | −1.4 (29.5) | −8.0 (17.6) | −11.7 (10.9) | −20.8 (−5.4) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 26.2 (1.03) | 29.2 (1.15) | 37.5 (1.48) | 29.3 (1.15) | 15.5 (0.61) | 4.3 (0.17) | 0.6 (0.02) | 0.3 (0.01) | 1.3 (0.05) | 5.4 (0.21) | 16.0 (0.63) | 20.2 (0.80) | 185.8 (7.31) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 12.1 (4.8) | 4.8 (1.9) | 0.6 (0.2) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 1.5 (0.6) | 19 (7.5) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 1.0 mm) | 4.5 | 4.5 | 5.6 | 4.3 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 30.2 |
| Average rainy days | 6.5 | 7.0 | 8.6 | 6.6 | 4.1 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 47.6 |
| Average snowy days | 3.2 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 6.5 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 61 | 55 | 50 | 43 | 33 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 33 | 48 | 60 | 39 |
| Averagedew point °C (°F) | −3.3 (26.1) | −2.5 (27.5) | 0.2 (32.4) | 3.4 (38.1) | 4.5 (40.1) | 4.6 (40.3) | 5.1 (41.2) | 3.4 (38.1) | 1.7 (35.1) | 0.5 (32.9) | −0.8 (30.6) | −2.1 (28.2) | 1.2 (34.2) |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 181 | 184 | 209 | 242 | 296 | 339 | 358 | 356 | 310 | 273 | 206 | 178 | 3,132 |
| Source:ncei.noaa[14] (snowfall and snow/sleet days 1981-2010)[15] | |||||||||||||
| Climate data for Sabzevar[14] | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean No. of days with Maximum temperature => 30.0 °C (86.0 °F) | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 5.7 | 20.5 | 29.2 | 31.0 | 30.7 | 24.7 | 6.8 | 0.1 | 0 | 149.1 |
| Mean No. of days with Maximum temperature => 40.0 °C (104.0 °F) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 4.1 | 8.5 | 4.1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.3 |
| Mean No. of days with Minimum temperature < 0.0 °C (32.0 °F) | 15.0 | 8.1 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 8.8 | 36.8 |
| Mean No. of days with Maximum temperature <= 0.0 °C (32.0 °F) | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 |
| Mean No. of days with snow depth => 0 cm (0 in) | 2.6 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 5.4 |
| Mean number of days withthunder | 0.1 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 8.6 |
| Mean number of days withdust | 0.2 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 3 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 18 |
| Mean number of days withhaze/smoke | 1.9 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 17.5 |
| Mean number of days withfog/ice fog | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.1 |
| Number of days with no sunshine | 3.2 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 12 |
Sabzevar is the commercial center for anagricultural region producinggrapes andraisins. There is somesmall-scale industry, forfood processing,copperware, and electric motors. Through the old bazaar of Sabzevar fresh, dried, and preserved fruits and vegetables are exported. Sabzevar is connected toTehran and Mashhad by road.Sabzevar Airport providesdomestic flights.[16]
The special Anthem of Sabzevar was unveiled for the first time in 2010; it received the first rank in all anthems of cities in Razavi Khorasan province.
Mil-e Khosrow Gerd (meaning "The brick tower of kingKhosrau) is the highest brick tower in the city. Mosques include the Masjed Jameh of Friday mosque, with its two tallminarets. They were both built during the Islamic age of Sabzevar.
Hakim Sabzevari University is one of the most prestigious public universities in Iran and the oldest university in Sabzevar. HSU was established in 1973 as Kar University. After theIranian revolution in 1979, the university was suspended until 1987. HSU was reestablished with a new name. TheTarbiat Moallem University of Sabzevar has grown steadily until 2011, when it was renamed to Hakim Sabzevari University. HSU offers 139 bachelors, masters, and Ph.D. programs to more than 9,200 male and female students studying under about 280 faculty members in 10 departments. HSU is known as the dynamic in science and the leading in development university in Iran.[17]
Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences is one of the most prestigious public universities in Khorasan province. MEDSAB was established in 1975. In 1986, School of nursing was founded in Sabzevar. MEDSAB offers 20 programs to more than 2000 students in medical fields. This university has more than 200 faculty members. There are 5 hospitals and 4 schools in this university.[18]
The city is home to theIslamic Azad University of Sabzevar (IAUS), founded in 1985 in response to increasing demands for a higher education center in the region; expansion and development have always continued within the university. IAUS is one of the most private universities in Khorasan province. Currently, there are about 6,500 students studying in three campuses.[19]
Sabzevar University of New Technology is the youngest public university in Khorasan province. SUNT was established in 2011. The main objective of this university on teaching and transferring new technology for women students. SUNT offers modern bachelors programs to more than 1000 female students studying in one department. SUNT is known as the third generation universities in Iran.[20]
Sabzevar is located on the country's transportation highway and passes through roads 44, 87 and the freeway under construction from shrine to shrine.[21] Also, theTurkmenistan-Quchan-Sabzevar transit highway leads from Sabzevar to other parts of the country. It was known as the permitted air border and was operational 24 hours a day.[22]
Sabzevar Airport was opened in 2003 and now hasinternational flights and is the only airport in Khorasan Razavi that transports passengers afterMashhad Airport. The airport, which had previously experienced foreign flights toDamascus andBaghdad in the 1990s and 1990s, now operatesdirect flights back and forth to Tehran andKish Island two days a week.[23]
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