Neyshabur (City Neyshabur Municipality Zone 2)

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Nishabur (Persian: نیشابور, Neyshābūr) is a city in the Razavi Khorasan province in northeastern Iran, situated in a fertile plain at the foot of the Binalud Mountains, near the regional capital of Mashhad. The region's economy is largely agricultural, based on grain and cotton,and also it is the second industrial city in Khorasan, and it is one of the most prosperous localities in Iran. In 2005 it had an estimated population of 215,940 people. The main east-west railway line through Iran passes through the town. The region is very prone to earthquakes, with the most recent significant ones occurring in 1986 and 1997.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nishapur
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Coordinates:   36°13'43"N   58°47'37"E

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  • Heart of God
  • Neyshabur [or Nishapur] is the heart of Khorasan and "Abarshahr" its ancient name. Neyshabur is located in 115 kms west of Mashhad in the province of Khorasan in Iran. This ancient city has been the home of the great poet and mathematician Hakim Omar-e-Khayyam and the great mystical poet Attar-e Neyshaburi. In addition, Neyshabur has been a major source of Firouz-e -Turquoise- for thousands of years and still a major center of Turquoise trade.
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