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Kashmar
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Kashmar (; ) is a city in the Central District of Kashmar County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. Kashmar is near the river Shesh Taraz in the western part of the province, and south of the province's capital Mashhad, in Iran, from east to Bardaskan, west to Torbat-e Heydarieh, north to Nishapur, south to Gonabad. Until two centuries ago, this city was named Torshiz ().
Kashmar is a city in northeastern Iran that serves as the capital of Kashmar County in Razavi Khorasan province, located south of the provincial capital Mashhad. The city, which was historically known as Torshiz until about two centuries ago, sits near the Shesh Taraz river and functions as an administrative center for its region.
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- Kashmar
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- Iran#West Asia
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- Country
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- Iran
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- Province
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- Razavi Khorasan
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- County
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- Kashmar
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- 2016 Census
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- 102282
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- IRST
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- +3:30
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- 1063
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- (+98) 051 552
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Torshiz
- Population
- 102282
- Elevation
- 1063
- Official website
- kashmar.khorasan.ir
- Image
- Hassan Modarres Mausoleum2024-06-16 5.jpg
- Dialing code
- 051552
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- Kashmar
- female population
- 50666
- postal code
- 96791
- male population
- 51616
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49 sectionsContents
- Demographics
- Population
- Historical legends
- Cypress of Kashmar
- Fire Temple of Kashmar
- Religion
- Education
- Souvenirs
- Kashmar carpet
- Alcoholic beverages
- Historical sites, ancient artifacts and tourism
- Tomb of Hassan Modarres
- Hassan Modarres Museum
- Imamzadeh Seyed Morteza
- Imamzadeh Hamzeh
- Jameh Mosque of Kashmar
- Haji Jalal Mosque
- Kohneh Castle, Zendeh Jan
- Atashgah Manmade-Cave
- Atashgah Castle
- Rig Castle
- Amin al-tojar Caravansarai
- Haj Soltan Religious School
- Talaabad Watermill
- Yakhchāl of Kashmar
- Arg of Kashmar
- Imamzadeh Mohammad
- Grave of Pir Quzhd
- Qanats of Quzhd
- Seyed Morteza Forest Park
- Ultralight Airport Kashmar
- Notable people
- Manouchehr Eghbal
- Fateme Ekhtesari
- Alireza Faghani
- Fereydoun Jeyrani
- Mohammad Khazaee
- Ali Rahmani
- Iran Teymourtash
- Military operations
- Iran–U.S. RQ-170 incident
- Ban of Americans
- Kashmar Great earthquake
- Geographical location
- Climate
- Gallery
- Notes
- References
- External links
Kashmar (; ) is a city in the Central District of Kashmar County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. Kashmar is near the river Shesh Taraz in the western part of the province, and south of the province's capital Mashhad, in Iran, from east to Bardaskan, west to Torbat-e Heydarieh, north to Nishapur, south to Gonabad. Until two centuries ago, this city was named Torshiz ().
== Demographics== === Population === At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 81,527 in 21,947 households. The following census in 2011 counted 90,200 people in 26,445 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 102,282 people in 31,775 households.
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