Kashmar
Kashmar
Persian: کاشمر | |
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City | |
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From top: Tomb of Hassan Modarres, Jameh Mosque of Kashmar, Haji Jalal Mosque, Imamzadeh Hamzeh, Imamzadeh Seyed Morteza, Haj Soltan Madrasa, Yakhchāl of Kashmar, Atashgah Castle. | |
Location of Kashmar County in Razavi Khorasan province | |
| Coordinates: 35°14′41″N 58°27′39″E / 35.24472°N 58.46083°E | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Razavi Khorasan |
| County | Kashmar |
| District | Central |
| Elevation | 1,063 m (3,488 ft) |
| Population (2016 Census) | |
| • Urban | 102,282 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| Area code | (+98) 051 552 |
| Kashmar at GEOnet Names Server | |
Kashmar (Persian: کاشمر; /kɑːʃˈmær/) is a city in the Central District of Kashmar County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. Kashmar is near the river Shesh Taraz in the western part of the province, and south of the province's capital Mashhad, in Iran, from east to Bardaskan, west to Torbat-e Heydarieh, north to Nishapur, south to Gonabad. Until two centuries ago, this city was named Torshiz (ترشیز).