Gonabad (Persian: گناباد, also Romanized as Gonābād; also known as Gūnābād; formerly Janābaz) is a city in and the capital of
Gonabad County, in
Razavi Khorasan Province,
Iran.
At the 2006 census, its population was 34,563, in 9,789 families. Jūymand is an affluent northern district/suburb of
Gonabad.
It
...see more is mostly well-known because of the Gonabadi Dervishes and for its qanats, also known as kareez.
It is one of the most important producers of Saffron in Iran. Other agricultural products include: Grape, Pistachio and Pomegranate.
The famous ancient war of 12 rokh had happened between Iran and Turan (Central Asia) in this city on the castle of Zeebad.
The city contains the cemetery for the Nematollahi Gonabadi dervish order located in Beydokht.
Reference: www.wikipedia.org
