Bajestan

Bajestan (Persian: بجستان‎, also Romanized as Bajestān and Bejestān; also known as Bījestān and Bījistān)[2] is a city and capital of Bajestan County, in Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 11,136, in 3,090 families.[3]

For the administrative subdivisions, see Bajestan County and Bajestan Rural District.
Bajestan

بجستان
City
Bajestan
Coordinates: 34°30′59″N 58°11′04″E
Country Iran
ProvinceRazavi Khorasan
CountyBajestan
BakhshCentral
Population
 (2016 Census)
 • Total11,741 [1]
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)
ClimateBWk
Bajestan at GEOnet Names Server

The most important products of Bajestan are saffron[4] and pomegranate.

The city has a dry climate with significant difference between day and night temperatures. It is a fast-growing city, thus becoming one of the major centres in the south of Razavi Khorasan.

References
  1. https://www.amar.org.ir/english
  2. Bajestan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3054859" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  3. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2011-11-11.
  4. Saffron studies
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