Located
North of Khorasan, Neishabour covers an area of 9248 square
Kilometers.
It
is limited Northward by Binalood mountains and Qouchan, Westward by
Esfarayen and Sabzevar, Westward by Meshed, and Southward by Torbat
Heidarieh and Kashmar. Neishabour enjoys seasonal rivers, the major of
them is Kalshour.
It
has a variable climate. Its well-watered valleys and green foothills
in Northern areas enjoy a temperate climate, whereas its southern
areas have a relatively warm and desert climate.
Neishabour
includes 2 cities, 5 districts, 15 villages and 632 hamlets. According
to the census of 1991, it had a population about 400,000 persons.
Neishabour includes historical monument and mausoleums of the
celebrated persons such as Hakim Omar
Khayam, Attar Neishabour,
Kamalolmolk, Imamzadeh Mahrouq and Ibrahim, Fazlollah Shazan and Said
Salam Maghrebi. Besides, it enjoys mountainous sites and summer
quarter; the most picturesque of them are Doroud, Kharn, Garineh, bar,
Soumeh, Kelider, Bouzhan, Ghar, Roud, Mirabad, Hesar and Barfriz.
Covering
an area of several hectares, international camp of Baqrud is located
12 km North of Neishabour. Having over 5000 visitors in a day, it is
second camp of Iran.
Several
traditional gardens are also situated inside and outside of Neishabour,
among them Neshat garden, in Taqiabad village, Kamalolmolk's home in
Hosseinabad village, Amin Eslami garden, Qavami garden and Jamshid
garden, inside the city.
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