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	North Khorasan Province - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		North Khorasan is one the three provinces that were created after the division of Khorasan in 2004.
		In the 14th century, a flag of independence was hoisted by the Sarbedaran movement in Sabzevar, and in 1468, Khorasan came into the hands of Amir Teimoor Goorkani (Tamerlane) and the city of Herat was declared as capital.
		Khorasan was the largest province of Iran until it was divided into three provinces on September 29, 2004.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/North_Khorasan (718 words)

	Khorasan Summary
		Khorasan is famous world wide for its saffron and zereshk which are produced in the southern cities of the province.
		Khorasan is also known for its famous rugs as well as for the ferdousi and imamreza shrines/tombs.
		Khorasan was the largest province of Iran until it was divided to three provinces on September 29, 2004.
	www.bookrags.com /Khorasan (885 words)

	Khorasan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Khorasan province which is located in north - est of Iran, covering an area of 313,335 sq.km, is the largest province of the country and includes one fifth of the country's area.
		Khorasan was conquered by kharazmshahian, simultaneously, due to attacks of Mongols, it was annexed to the territories of Mongol Ilkhanan.
		After the death of Nader Afshar (1791), Khorasan was occupied by Afghans and in Ghajar period, with supporting of Afghans for protection of Indian's borders, finally paris Treaty was concluded (1903).and Iran was obliged to not interfere in Afghanestan's internal affairs.
	www.iranembassy-addis.net /English/Khorasan.php (494 words)

	MASHHAD: IRAN's Holiest City - Khorasan, Iran's largest Province
		Khorasan being situated in the East of Iran, is the "place where the sun rises".
		It is bounded on the north by the Republic of Turkmenistan, on the east by Afghanistan, on the South by the provinces of Kerman and Sistan & Baluchestan.
		Until the advent of Islam, Khorasan was one of the four largest satrapies of the Sassanid empire.
	www.farsinet.com /mashhad/khorasan.html (1072 words)

	Geography of Iran: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Iran is located in the southwest of Asia, bounded on the north by Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan and the Caspian Sea, on the south by Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, On the west by Turkey and Iraq, and on the east by Afghanistan and Pakistan.
		During winter temperature is -37° C (-35° F) in the north of country, and in the south 23° C (73° F).
		Summers are hot and humid in the south, but fair and pleasant in the north, and the temperatures rang from 25°C (77° F) to 54° C (130° F).
	www.iranchamber.com /geography/articles/facts_figures.php (245 words)

	Pars tourist agency (Iran map guide)
		It is in the north of the country, and its center is Qom.
		It is in the north of the country, and its center is Semnan.
		Mazandaran is a province in northern Iran, bordering the Caspian Sea in the north.
	www.key2persia.com /iranmap.htm (1405 words)

	Kurds: historical migration to the Khorasan Province of Iran (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Kurdish lobby in the “Kurdish enclave of Khorasan”
		The most majority of Kurdish people in the “Kurdish enclave of Khorasan” are living in villages which they have preserved their pure Kurdish culture and intact Kurdish language without that assimilation, thanks God.
		Ghochan is a Kurdish city with an area of 533,849 square kilometres, situated in the Khorasan province and from northeast is in vicinity with Daregaz city, from south the city of Nishabour and Esfarayen, from west the city of Shirvan and from east the city of Mashhad.
	www.kurdmedia.com /news.asp?id=10772 (663 words)

	Kooch
		Born in Ghoochan in the province of Khorasan (North Eastern Iran), my earliest and most vivid musical memories are my mother's lullabies.
		My childhood was filled with the sights and sounds of north Khorasan, a mountainous region populated by many different ethnic groups.
		The folkloric music of Khorasan, often about folk heroes struggling against the injustices of the time, or the daily chores of nomadic life, or events in local history such as battles and disasters, is ultimately always about love; usually unfulfilled love.
	www.kooch.uk.com /cyrus-khajavi.html (597 words)

	Khorasan (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Map showing the pre-2004 Khorasan Province in Iran Khorasan (also spelled Khurasan and Khorassan; &1582;&1585;&1575;&1587;&1575;&1606; in Persian) is an area, located in eastern and northeastern Iran.
		Khorasan was the largest Province of Iran untill it was divided to three provinces on September 29, 2004.
		Khorasan is also known for its famous rugs as well as its saffron which is produced in the southern cities of the province.
	khorasan.iqnaut.net.cob-web.org:8888 (329 words)

	Khorasan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Khorasan (Persian: خراسان) (also transcribed as Khurasan and Khorassan) is a region located in north eastern Iran.
		In its long history, Khorasan knew many conquerors and empires: Greeks, Arabs, Seljuk Turks, Safavids, Pashtuns (ethnic Afghans) and others.
		The languages spoken in Khorasan are Turkish, Persian, and Kurdish.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Khorasan (453 words)

	Kurmanji Music in Khorasan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Because of the vast area of Khorasan and the coexistance of many different nations in this region, the music in Khorasan enjoys a different and colourful range.
		Music in Khorasan is divided into two parts: Music of North Khor^as^an (including Bojnurd, Quchan, Shirvan and Dargaz) and the music of east and central Khorasan (including Torbat J^am, T^aibad, Kho^af, Neish^abur and Sabzev^ar).
		North of Khorasan is the residence of different nations of Kurds and Turks.
	www.cogsci.ed.ac.uk /~siamakr/Kurdish/KURDICA/2000/AUG/kurmanji.html (265 words)

	Iran Daily - Panorama - 10/03/05
		Head of North Khorasan Management and Planning Department revealed that more than 1.32 billion rials had been set aside for provincial organizations to promote women’s affairs and participation, IRNA reported.
		Meanwhile, an advisor to North Khorasan Governor General on women’s affairs pointed to educational and support programs, leisure time activities, plans for women-headed households and Basij volunteer forces as provincial priorities.
		North Khorasan has a population of 840,000, half of whom are women.
	www.iran-daily.com /1384/2391/html/panorama.htm (2238 words)

	Catfolk Species Accounts: Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)- North Africa and Southwest Asia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		In Iran, there are reliable recent records of cheetahs from the provinces of Khorasan (north-eastern part of the country), Markazi (central), and Fars (south-west) (Karami 1992).
		It is possible that cheetahs occur sporadically in other parts of the Saharan and South-West Asian regions (such as Egypt’s Qattara Depression, where tracks possibly made by a cheetah were recently found [Amman 1993]), but most records date back at least 20 years (see Figure 2 caption).
		In North Africa, the situation is more optimistic: although no longer common, the dorcas gazelle (which cheetahs in Algeria have been observed to prey upon: Dragesco-Joffé 1993, K. de Smet in litt.
	lynx.uio.no /lynx/catsgportal/cat-website/catfolk/jubnsa1c.htm (345 words)

	Turkmen horses microchipped in North Khorassan in time for races set for Nov 23-24 - Irna
		Six hundred Turkmen horses have been microchipped in Iran's North Khorasan province, which has 1,000 of these horses, the head of the province's horseracing board said.
		He reiterated that the export of Turkmen horses should be in compliance with enactments to make sure their genetic reserves are preserved.
		North Khorasan province has 1,000 Turkmen horses of which 700 are mature.
	www.irna.com /en/news/view/line-16/0611027415135945.htm (399 words)

	Iran - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
		Iran (Persian: ايران) is a Middle Eastern country located in Southwest Asia bordering Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Turkmenistan to the north, Pakistan and Afghanistan to the east, Turkey and Iraq to the west.
		Although locally- known as 'Iran', at least since the Sassanian period, until 1935 the country was referred to in the West as Persia.
		A law passed that year split the province of Khorasan into three new provinces: North Khorasan, Razavi Khorasan, and South Khorasan.
	www.startsurfing.com /encyclopedia/i/r/a/Iran.html (3058 words)

	KERMAN (the ancient Ka... - Online Information article about KERMAN (the ancient Ka...
		north to Khorasan and gradually contracting in the See also:
		running from Kerman eastwards and north-eastwards to Seistan and Khorasan and frequently traversed by caravans.
		salt swamps answering to the kavir in the north, but occurring only in isolated depressions and nowhere of any great extent.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /JUN_KHA/KERMAN_the_ancient_Karmania_.html (968 words)

	Cheetah Habitat - care4nature.org - an ecological footprint ...
		In Iran, there are reliable recent records of cheetahs from the provinces of Khorasan (north-eastern part of the country), Markazi (central), and Fars (south-west).
		In South-West Asia, the locations of the greatly reduced gazelle populations are fairly well-known, and it is unlikely that cheetahs would be over-looked.
		In North Africa, the situation is more optimistic: although no longer common, the dorcas gazelle still occurs widely in certain parts of Egypt, locally in Libya, and in the southern deserts of Tunisia (East 1992a).
	www.care4nature.org /wildindia/cheetah/habitat.htm (268 words)

	Golestan
		This new province was created as a result of the division of Mazandaran province into two smaller administrative units.
		It borders on Tukmanistan Republic to the north, Khorasan province to the east, Semnan province to the south, the Caspian Sea and the Guilan province to the west.
		Its climate varies greatly under the influence of a number of geographical factors such as the altitude, latitude, trend of Alborz mountains, distance from the sea, Turkman Sabra (Turkman Desert), Siberian plain to the north of Russia, local and regional winds, displacement of northern and western air masses, as well as the dense forests.
	www.irantour.org /Iran/province/Golestan.html (251 words)

	RADIO FREE EUROPE/ RADIO LIBERTY
		Khatami said the Iranian legislature voted to divide the northeastern Khorasan Province into three distinct provinces -- Khorasan Razavi, South Khorasan, and North Khorasan -- in April and the Guardians Council approved the measure in May (see "RFE/RL Iran Report," 3 May and 14 June 2004).
		"The administrative division of Khorasan Province was aimed at the elimination of deprivation, fair distribution of allocated resources, strengthening the infrastructures, and improving people's living standards," Khatami said.
		Khatami also noted that unemployment in South Khorasan is higher than the national average, and he ascribed this to urban migration by inhabitants of areas affected by drought.
	www.rferl.org /newsline/2004/12/6-SWA/swa-161204.asp (2324 words)

	Quakes hit Raz and Zarand in northeastern, southeastern Iran
		Tehran, Sept 10, IRNA-Two separate earthquakes measuring 4.2 and 3.7 on Richter scale jolted the cities of Raz and Zarand in the northeastern and southeastern provinces of North Khorasan and Kerman Saturday morning respectively.
		Ahmad Khosravi, an expert with the institute, told IRNA the tremor was registered in an area located in North Khorasan border with Turkmenistan in 57.13 degrees longitude and 38.29 degrees latitude.
		With a population of over 55,000, the border district of Raz and Jargalan is located 100km north of Bojnourd, provincial capital city of North Khorasan.
	www.payvand.com /news/05/sep/1082.html (222 words)

	Iran Provinces
		According to Aljazeera, "Khorasan will be divided into Northern, Southern and Razavi Khorasan, with capitals in Bojnurd, Birjand and Mashhad respectively" when the Guardian Council has approved the measure.
		I've also adjusted the census figures by subtracting the population of Tabas county from that of Khorasan and adding it to Yazd.
		The counties of Khorasan were distributed as follows: Bojnurd, Esfarayen, Jajarm, Maneh and Samalqan, and Shirvan to North Khorasan; Bardeskan, Chenaran, Darrehgaz, Fariman, Ferdows, Gonabad, Kalat, Kashmar, Khaf, Mashhad, Neyshabur, Qayenat, Quchan, Rashtkhar, Sabzevar, Sarakhs, Taybad, Torbat-e-Heydariyeh, and Torbat-e-Jam to Razavi Khorasan; and Birjand, Nehbandan, and Sarbisheh to South Khorasan.
	www.statoids.com /uir.html (1212 words)

	Iran - dKosopedia
		The country borders Pakistan and Afghanistan to the east; Turkmenistan to northeast, the Caspian Sea in the middle north and Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest; Turkey and Iraq to the west and finally the waters of the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman to the south.
		The Soviet republics in the north were soon overthrown and the oil concessions were revoked.
		Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi was the last Shahinshah of Iran, ruling from 1941 until 1979 though was forced form the country breifly in 1953.
	www.dkosopedia.com /wiki/Iran (4022 words)

	Iran Daily - Arts & Culture - 07/28/05 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		TEHRAN, July 27--Dance in Iran has always followed an epic philosophy and local music in Khorasan province which has been developed since the reign of Shah Abbas I is of the same nature.
		Jamshid Davarpanah, an official in charge of social and cultural affairs at Bojnourd Municipality in North Khorasan province, said that rhythmic movements of the body in times of war and other ceremonial events formed the root of local traditional dance.
		He said that under Shah Abbas I, Khorasan province was inhabited by tribesmen who were always exposed to threats of bandits and thieves including attacks by the Turkmens.
	www.iran-daily.com /1384/2335/html/art.htm (1406 words)

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		He and his cabinet have already visited the provinces of Tehran South Khorasan, Sistan-Baluchestan, Ilam, Qom, Hormuzgan, Bushehr, Chaharmahal-Bakhtiari, Lorestan, Golestan, Kohgilouyeh-Boyer Ahmad and Khorasan Razavi, Zanjan, Markazi, Qazvin and Hamedan, East Azarbaijan, North Khorasan and Ardebil.
		By the grace of God Almighty and by relying on the Iranian nation's vigilance, unity and solidarity, the country is one step away from peak of nuclear success.
		He and his cabinet have already visited the provinces of Tehran South Khorasan, Sistan-Baluchestan, Ilam, Qom, Hormuzgan, Bushehr, Chahar Mahal and Bakhtiari, Lorestan, Golestan, Kohgilouyeh and Boyer Ahmad and Khorassan Razavi, Zanjan, Markazi, Qazvin and Hamedan, East Azarbaijan, North Khorassan and Ardebil.
	pub6.bravenet.com /forum/437365505/fetch/783732 (1288 words)

	Personal Page of Dr. Jamshid Darvish (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Identification of subspecies of Mus musculus L.1766(Muridae, Rodentia) of Khorasan province by Multivariat Analysis.
		Biosystematics of Genus Meriones in North Khorasan Province.
		Identification and study of Black Widow Spider Latrodectus teredecimguttatus in Khorasan Province.
	web.um.ac.ir /~darvish (532 words)

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