Gonabad


Gonabad is a city and capital of Gonabad County, in Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. At the 2011 census, its population was 36,367, in 10,389 families. Jūymand is an affluent northern district/suburb of Gonabad.
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 in this city on the castle of Zeebad.
The city contains the cemetery for the Ni'matullāhī Gonabadi dervish order located in Beydokht.
Reiab is a Historical village in Howmeh Rural District, in the Central District of Gonabad County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 623, in 198 families.

Qanats

Some of the longest and oldest Qanats of the world are located in Gonabad. Qanats of Uroune, Moun, Chahak and Shirin as registered in world heritage site are among these Qanats.
They contain 427 water wells with a length of 33113 meters and have been constructed based on different sciences like physics, geology and hydraulics and made it possible for the inhabitants to live in such a dry land with low rainfall.

Climate and geography

Gonabad is located in a plate aria on the north of the Brakoh mountain or Kūh-e Tīr Māhī
Zibad Gonabad