Sabzevar
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About Sabzevar
Sabzevar is a city in northeastern Iran. It is located in the Central District of Sabzevar County, Razavi Khorasan province, serving as the capital of both the county and the district.
The history of Sabzevar goes back to the 1st millennium BC. Ancient remains include fire-temple Azarbarzin which is still visible.
After the Mongol invasion of Iran, the city was the first part of Iran that moved towards its freedom, under the lead of the Sarbedaran movement.
In 14th century Timur invaded Iran and destroyed the city completely. Contemporary sources mention 90,000 people having been murdered by Timur. After killing all men in the town, he cut their heads and made 3 pyramids of the heads, in what is now the modern Sarberiz (meaning "Place of heads") square.
Sabzevar Province had been lost by the Safavids to the Uzbeks of Transoxiana, but was regained following a Safavid counter-offensive around 1600, along with Herat and Farah.
The city suffered a flash flood in April 2020.
In 1937 when Iran was ruled by Reza Shah, Sabzevar was the second most populated city in the 9th county. According to the census of 2017, Sabzevar...
Sabzevar travel guide
Understand
Archeological diggings around Sabzevar indicate a human civilization in this part of Iran going back to third millennium before Christ. At that time Sabzevar was a cultural center affecting places in Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, India and Iraq. The city was sacked by Mongols in 1220 AD and in the 14th century by the Timurid Empire.
Getting there
By plane There is a small domestic airport, with flights from Tehran a few times per week.
1 Sabzevar Airport (فرودگاه سبزوار). (updated Oct 2020)
By bus
By train Overnight trains between Tehran and Mashad runs every second day. However, the railway station is inconveniently located far away from the city centre and additional transport is needed.
2 Sabzevar railway station (48 km northeast of city centre along road 875, near town of Soltanabad). (updated Oct 2020)
By car
See
Mil-e Khosrow Gerd (meaning "The brick tower of king Khosrau) is the highest brick tower in the city. Mosques include the Masjed Jameh of Friday mosque, with its two tall minarets. They were both built during the Islamic age of Sabzevar.
1 Sabzevar Anthropological Museum. Located in the historic Faramarz Khan Caravansary. (updated Oct 2020) 2 Tomb of Hadi Sabzevari. Burial site of Hadi Sabzavari, famous Iranian philosopher, mystic theologian and poet. (updated Oct 2020) 3 Khosrogerd Minaret (10 kilometres west of the city). Only remaining structure of the town of Khosrogerd, which was destroyed by Mongols in 1220 AD. (updated Oct 2020)
Overview adapted from Wikipedia, travel guide fromWikivoyage (CC BY-SA)。Photography via Wikimedia Commons.