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	Britain.tv Wikipedia - Khorasan
		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.britain.tv /wikipedia.php?title=Khorasan (447 words)

	Place:Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran - Genealogy
		Razavi Khorasan (in Persian: خراسان رضوی;) is a province located in northeastern Iran.
		Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran is the centre and capital of the province.
		In the 14th century, a flag of independence was hoisted by the Sarbedaran movement in Sabzevar, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran, and in 1468 CE, Khorasan came into the hands of Amir Teimoor Goorkani (Tamerlane) and the city of Herat, Afghanistan was declared as capital.
	www.werelate.org /wiki/Place:Razavi_Khorasan_Province,_Iran (658 words)

	Khorasan - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		KHORASAN [Khorasan] or Khurasan, region and former province (1991 pop.
		Khorasan was occupied by the Arabs in the mid-7th cent., and Abu Muslim began (8th cent.) his campaign against the Umayyads there.
		In 2004 Khorasan was divided into three provinces: Northern, Southern, and Razavi Khorasan.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-khorasan.html (223 words)

	Razavi Khorasan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Razavi Khorasan (in Persian: خراسان رضوی) is a province located in northeastern Iran.
		Razavi Khorasan is one of the three provinces that were created after the division of Khorasan in 2004.
		Finally Khorasan was divided into two parts: the eastern part, which was the most densely populated region came under Britain’s protection, and the other western section remained under the occupation of Iran.
	www.godseye.com /stat/en/r/a/z/Razavi_Khorasan_b6f7.html (838 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Khorasan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Khorasan KHORASAN [Khorasan] or Khurasan, region and former province (1991 pop.
		Khorasan was occupied by the Arabs in the mid-7th cent.,
		Samanid SAMANID [Samanid], Muslim Persian dynasty that ruled (819-1005) in Khorasan and Transoxiana as vassals of the Abbasids ; founded by Saman-Khuda, of old Persian aristocracy.
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Khorasan (484 words)

	Razavi Khorasan Province - Medbib.com, the modern encyclopedia
		Khorasan is one of the three provinces that were created after the division of Khorasan in 2004.
		Finally Khorasan was divided into two parts: the eastern part, which was the most densely populated region came under British occupation, and the western section remained part of Iran.
		Besides these, Khorasan encompasses numerous religious buildings and places of pilgrimage, including the shrine of his Imam Reza, Goharshad mosque and many other mausoleums and Imamzadehs which attract visitors to this province.
	www.medbib.com /Razavi_Khorasan_Province (893 words)

	Khorasan - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Khorasan (also spelled Khurasan and Khorassan; خراسان in Persian) is an area, located in eastern and northeastern Iran.
		Razavi Khorasan, center: Mashhad, other counties: Ghouchan, Dargaz, Chenaran, Sarakhs, Fariman, Torbat-e Jam, Taybad, Ferdows, Ghayen, Khaf and Rashtkhar, Kashmar, Bardaskan, Neyshabour, Sabzevar, Gonabad, Kalat and Khalil Abad
		Some of the main historical cities of Persia are located in the older Khorasan: Nishapur (now in Iran), Merv and Sanjan (now in Turkmenistan), Samarqand and Bukhara (both now in Uzbekistan), Herat and Balkh (both now in Afghanistan).
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Khurasan (391 words)

	CHTN (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Khorasan Razavi province located on east and northeast of Iran.
		The tomb is located in north east of Mashhad and itâs one of the historical famous mausoleums in Khorasan.
		Khajeh rabii is one of the tourism destinations in khorasan that many people visit there during years.
	eng.chtn.ir /articleShow.aspx?ID=4 (755 words)

	RedOrbit - Science - Iran: Khorasan Province's Drought Problems, Allocations Discussed
		A 1.8-billion rial credit has been allocated to Khorasan-e Razavi's executive organs to be used for compensation pay in relation with damages incurred by the drought.
		The secretary of Khorasan-e Razavi's Natural Disasters staff who reported this at a staff meeting today, went on to add that payment of 800 billion rials from this credit has been allocated and that the remaining 100 billion rials will be allocated when the amount is transferred by the Management and Planning Organization.
		During the meeting, the official in charge of [word indistinct] Khorasan-e Razavi's rural water and sewage department spoke about the critical condition of natural resources and about supplying 570 villages of the area with water.
	www.redorbit.com /news/science/584435/iran_khorasan_provinces_drought_problems_allocations_discussed/index.html?source=r_science (467 words)

	Khorasan - Gurupedia
		Khorasan (also spelled Khurasan and Khorassan) (خراسان in Persian) is one of the provinces of Iran, located in eastern and northeastern Iran.
		Four of the main historical cities of Persia are located in the older Khorasan: Nishapur (now in Iran), Merv (now in Turkmenistan), and Herat and Balkh (both now in Afghanistan).
		Khorasan is to be divided to three provinces by September 29, 2004.
	www.gurupedia.com /k/kh/khorasan.htm (282 words)

	Khorasan Razavi Prov. exports 161 tons saffron
		TEHRAN, Mar. 8 (MNA) — Some 161 tons saffron valued at $76 million have been exported via Khorasan Razavi Province since the beginning of the current Iranian year (March 21, 2005), Mohammad Esmaeilnia, the head of the Agricultural Jihad Department of the province announced Wednesday.
		Esmaeilnia explained that the whole saffron production of the country is as much as 220 tons, 78 percent of which is produced in Khorasan Razavi Province.
		South Khorasan Province produces 19 percent of the whole saffron and the rest is produced in other provinces, he added.
	www.mehrnews.com /en/NewsDetail.aspx?NewsID=300850 (135 words)

	Iranian Provinces: Razavi Khorasan
		he province of Razavi Khorasan is in the north-east of Iran.
		It was a part of former province of Khorasan which in 2004 was divided in to three provinces of "North Korasan", "Razavi Khorasan" and "South Khorasan".
		Mashhad is the capital of province; Ghouchan, Dargaz, Chenaran, Sarakhs, Fariman, Torbat-e Jam, Taybad, Ferdows, Ghayen, Khaf, Rashtkhar, Kashmar, Bardaskan, Neyshabour, Sabzevar, Gonabad, Kalat and Khalil Abad are other cities of South Khorasan.
	www.iranchamber.com /provinces/29_razavi_khorasan/29_razavi_khorasan.php (82 words)

	Welfare Institutions and Services of the Astan Quds Razavi \|\| Imam Reza (A.S.) Network
		Establishing this seminary in one of the deprived areas of south of Khorasan is another constructional activities of the Astan Quds Razavi.
		Astan Quds Razavi has constructed motorways in the beginning of the main road of Mashhad to Sarakhs, and Mashhad to Baghcheh, and also constructing the seventh pieces of the railroad of Mashhad-Sarakhs have been some of the steps taken by Astan Quds Razavi.
		Constructing cheap residential units in different regions of the holy city of Mashhad and Khorasan province, and ceding five thousand residential units to the deprived people in Razavi, Kinibist, Bildar and Maaloolin towns, and also ceding gratuituos lands to the needy are some of the other public charitable activities perfomed by the Astan Quds Razavi.
	www.imamreza.net /eng/imamreza.php?id=1136 (1920 words)

	Kyrgyzstan, Khorasan Razavi Prov. to expand mutual ties
		TEHRAN, Mar. 7 (MNA) — Mohammad Javad Mohammadizadeh, the governor of Khorasan Razavi Province on Monday night stressed importance of enhancing ties with Kyrgyzstan.
		Mohammadizadeh invited the governor of Kyrgyzstan’s Osh Province to pay a visit to Khorasan Province, expressing hope that grounds are paved for further mutual cooperation through visits by Kyrgyzstan’s high-ranking political officials to Khorasan Razavi Province.
		He further announced the upcoming trips of Kyrgyzstan new ambassador to Tehran and the governor of Osh Province to Khorasan Razavi Province, aimed at expanding ties.
	www.mehrnews.com /en/NewsDetail.aspx?NewsID=300279 (266 words)

	Mashad - The real meaning from Timesharetalk wikipedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		It is located 850 kilometers East of Tehran, Iran (Persia), and the center of the province of Razavi Khorasan.
		The Razavi University of Islamic Sciences, founded in 1984, stands at the centre of town, within the shrine complex.
		The Shah Public Bath, built in 1648 during the Safavid era and an outstanding example of the architecture of that period, was recently restored, and is to be turned into a museum.
	www.timesharetalk.co.uk /wiki.asp?k=Mashad (1322 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)

	IRVAJ English - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Shopkeepers in Sabzevar, a city in the northeastern province of Khorasan, closed their stores to protest the parliament's 3 February legislation on dividing Khorasan Province into three smaller provinces, "Jomhuri-yi Islami" reported.
		The new bill creates a Northern Khorasan Province, with Bojnurd as its capital; a Southern Khorasan province, with Birjand as its capital; and Mashhad, which currently is the capital of Khorasan Province, would be capital of Khorasan Razavi Province.
		Sabzevarians hoped for the creation of a West Khorasan in which their city would be the capital, and late-August riots over this issue were suppressed violently by security forces (see "RFE/RL Iran Report," 3 September 2001).
	www.iranvajahan.net /cgi-bin/news_en.pl?l=en&y=2002&m=2&d=12&a=24 (298 words)

	Remnants of Buddhist culture found in Khorasan Razavi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The Iranian director of the team, Hamid Fahimi, said that nineteen sites in the provinces of Zanjan, West Azerbaijan, Central, Kurdestan, Hamedan, and Khorasan Razavi were studied, and the Pirestir site near Sabzevar was the location where Buddhist ruins were discovered.
		Studying the coins of the late Parthian and Sassanid eras is also one of the main tasks of the team since, in those years, the regional governors of Khorasan who had a tendency toward Buddhism used to mint coins bearing the image of Buddha,” he noted.
		NIFS, a public-service corporation established by the governor of Nara prefecture in July 1989, aims to develop Nara into a center for historical and cultural research on the Silk Road, based on the achievements of the Silk Road Exposition of 1988.
	www.mehrnews.ir /en/NewsDetail.aspx?NewsID=298653 (418 words)

	Historic School Unearthed in Tus - CAIS Archaeological & Cultural Daily News of Iran©
		The dynasty was defeated by the Mongols in 1231 and their territories were taken over by them.
		In addition, the earthenware and shards unearthed in the school belong to different eras, which can prove that the school is for Mongol era,” Toghraii explained.
		The Nizamiyah School of Khargerd in Khorasan Razavi Province was the oldest school that has been ever recognized in Iran.
	www.cais-soas.com /News/2005/september2005/02nd-historic.htm (400 words)

	Iran Daily - Panorama - 09/28/05 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Razavi Khorasan was placed first this year in terms of registering monuments in the National Heritage List, IRNA reported.
		Criticizing media for failing to promote cultural heritage and tourism potentials of Khorasan Razavi province, Mokarramifar said more than half of local residents might have only visited 20 percent of historical monuments in the province.
		Tourist influx to Razavi Khorasan has grown by 11 percent for foreign and 30 percent for domestic visitors.
	www.iran-daily.com /1384/2387/html/panorama.htm (1850 words)

	Print Russian and Iranian provinces tighten cooperation
		A meeting attended by the political and economic officials from Iran's Razavi Khorasan and Russia's Astrakhan region took place yesterday.
		Speaking during the meeting, governor-general of Razavi Khorasan province, Seyed Hassan Rasouli, said that given the special condition of the two provinces, such meetings are of great importance and should be held more frequently.
		Within the same framework, the consular services required to bolster and support tourism industry in Razavi Khorasan will be rendered properly," he added, Iranian media reported.
	www.axisglobe.com /print_news.asp?news=1924 (109 words)

	Mashhad
		The Madraseh of Ayatollah Al-Khooi, originally built in the seventeenth century and recently replaced with modern facilities, is the cityвЂ™s foremost traditional centre for religious learning.
		Mashhad is also home to one of the oldest libraries of the Middle-East called the Central Library of Astan Quds Razavi with a history of over six centuries.
		The Astan-e Quds Razavi Museum, which is part of the Astan-e Quds Razavi Complex, is home to over 70,000 rare manuscripts from various historical eras.
	www.governpub.com /Capitals-M/Mashhad.php (1068 words)

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		Khorasan Razavi Provincial Governor-General Mohammad Javad Mohammadzadeh introduced his new adviser on clerical affairs, Hojatoleslam Seyyed Marvian-Husseini, on July 17, provincial television reported.
		By March 20, 2008, he continued, North Khorasan will have 12 instead of six Friday Prayer leaders, South Khorasan will have 10 instead of six, and Khorasan Razavi will have 50 instead of the current 38.
		Late last year it was reported that the administration of President Ahmadinejad was spending a great deal of money on religious institutions, but Friday Prayer leaders answer to the Supreme Leader's office and, presumably, that is the entity that pays their salaries.
	www.rferl.org /newsline/2006/07/6-swa/swa-200706.asp (1756 words)

	National Geoscience Database Of IRAN - News Comment (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Razavi Khorasan, Feb 25, IRNA -A tremor measuring 3.8 on the Richter scale hit the vicinity of Neishabour in Razavi Khorasan province Saturday afternoon.
		According to Khorasan's Seismological Network affiliated to the Geophysics Institute of Tehran University, the quake occurred at 16:10 hours local time (12:40 GMT).
		The tremor was felt in an area located at 58.36 degrees in longitude and 36.31 degrees in latitude, the report added.
	www.ngdir.ir /News/NewsDetail.asp?PId=10032 (117 words)

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