Jahanabad, Torbat-e Jam

Jahanabad (Persian: جهان اباد, also Romanized as Jahānābād; also known as Kalāteh-ye ‘Os̄mān Solţān)[1] is a village in Jamrud Rural District, in the Central District of Torbat-e Jam County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 126, in 32 families.[2] Three kilometers west of the village more than a dozen tombs are located. These tombs date back to the Timurid era in the early 15th century, and were built as the final resting place of three imamzadeh and several merchants. The tombs are decorated with several inscriptions.[3]

Jahanabad

جهان اباد
village
Jahanabad
Coordinates: 35°24′41″N 60°34′06″E
Country Iran
ProvinceRazavi Khorasan
CountyTorbat-e Jam
BakhshCentral
Rural DistrictJamrud
Population
 (2006)
  Total126
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
  Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

References

  1. Jahanabad can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3800760" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2011-11-11.
  3. Adelkhah, Fariba (2015). The Thousand and One Borders of Iran: Travel and Identity. Routledge. pp. 132–133. ISBN 9781317418979.


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