Nishapur or Neyshabur (Persian: نیشاپور, also نیشابور ⓘ) [a] is a city in the Central District of Nishapur County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. [10]

The city of Nishapur, founded in northeastern Iran around the third century CE, grew to new prominence in the eighth century and flourished during the early Islamic periods. Largely damaged by invasions and earthquakes in the thirteenth century, the city is today a relatively small town known as Neyshabur.

Nishapur was founded around the third century A.D. By the eighth century, it flourished as a regional capital famous for its commercial and religious life. The city consisted of a walled citadel surrounded by a walled outer city that included a palace, mosque, marketplace, and …

Nishapur or Nishabur is the second largest city of Razavi Khorasan Province, the historic capital of the western half of Greater Khorasan, the capital of the Nishapur County and a historic Silk Road city. Nishapur is close to the second most-populous city of Iran, Mashhad.

Oct 1, 2001 · Nishapur is a city in northeastern Iran that was founded around the third century A.D., grew to prominence in the eighth century, and was ruined by invasions and earthquakes in the thirteenth century.

Sep 17, 2010 · Nishapur (Nišāpur) was, with Balḵ, Marv and Herat, one of the four great cities of the province of Khorasan. It flourished in Sasanid and early Islamic times, but after the devastations of the Mongol invasions of the 13th century, subsided into a more modest role until it revived in the 20th century.

Nishapur County (Persian: شهرستان نیشاپور) [a] is in Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Nishapur, [3] the second largest city in the province and the third largest city in Eastern Iran. [citation needed]

Jan 19, 2015 · Nishapur or Nishabur from Middle Persian "New-Shabuhr" (meaning New City of Shapur, Fair Shapur, or Perfect built of Shapur) is a city in the Razavi Khorasan Province, in northeastern Iran, situated in a fertile plain at the foot of the Mount Binalud.

Nishapur is a historial city in northeast Iran and the cultural capital of the Khorasan region. In 2005, about 270,940 people lived there. [1]

Jan 13, 2024 · Nestled in the northeastern region of modern-day Iran, the city of Nishapur holds a rich and diverse history that dates back thousands of years. From its prehistoric beginnings to the flourishing…