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Encyclopedia > Gonabad

Gonabad (گناباد in Persian) is a city in the south of Khorasan, Iran. It is mostly well-known because of Gonabadi Dervishs. It is also one of the most important producers of saffron in the country.its main cities are Bajestan,kakhk or kakht.beedoukht and main villages are zeebad (zeabad)kalat,seno.belond and desfan . the famous ancient war of 11 rokh had happened between Iran and Turan in this city on the castell of zeabad and still the ancient castel exist all the people are persian the main group tribe in this area are sufis and esmailee and ajam.


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Gonabad to Host Aqueduct National Seminar (191 words)
Drawing the attention of people to aqueducts, studying the role of aqueduct in social economical life, reviewing the practical ways for better use of the existing aqueducts are among the other issues to be reviewed in the two-day seminar.
Meanwhile, the seminar intends to draw the national and world attention to Qassabeh Aqueduct in Gonabad, which remains as a national historical work as well as reviewing the historical and archaeological aspects of aqueduct.
The Aqueduct of Qassabeh with the length of 32km and depth of 300m is one of the main aqueducts in the region, dating back to 2000 years.
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