Zibad Rural District

Zibad Rural District (Persian: دهستان زيبد) is a rural district (dehestan) in Kakhk District, Gonabad County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 4,747, in 1,721 families.[1] The rural district has 23 villages.

Zibad Rural District
دهستان زيبَد
Rural district
Shelter of the last emperor of Persia, Yazdegerd III
Zibad Rural District
Coordinates: 34°16′N 58°28′E
Country Iran
ProvinceRazavi Khorasan
CountyGonabad
DistrictKakhk
Founded byKay Khosrow
Population
 (2006)
 • Total4,747
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)
Websitehttp://www.zibad.ir

Zebad (Persian: زيبد, also romanized as Zībad)[2] village was ratified as the center of Zibad Rural District, in 1945 by the parliament division regulation in the Kakhk District, Gonabad County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. In the past 50 years due to severe drought, the population has migrated to the cities.[1][3]

Zibad, meaning beautiful, was a famous ancient place in Shahnameh. According to Shahnameh Ferdowsi (around 1000 AD), it was the place of a famous war called Davazdah Rokh (12 Hero) between Iran and Turan. Zibad also has an ancient qanat that may be more than 1,600 years old.

Qala Zibad-Shah Neshin-Sassanid

Sights and attractions
Kariz Zibad
Zibad Mountain
Ferula Zibad
Sassanian Castle
Soufe Zibad
مزرعه کشت زعفران
Rivas Zibad

Zibad is an ancient place with many historical sites.

See also

References
  1. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-11-11.
  2. Zibad can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3089466" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-10-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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