Mashhad was previously a small village, which by the 9th century had been known as Sanabad, and which was located—along with Tus and other villages—on the ancient Silk Road connecting them with Merv to the east. Mashhad would eventually outgrow all its surrounding villages.
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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Mashhad, Iran. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for ...
Mashhad grew from a small village called Sanabad, 24 km away from Tus. After the martyrdom of Imam Ali ibn Musa Al-Ridha and his burial there in 203 AH, the ...
Although not an ancient city, Mashhad is Iran's second largest, the capital of the important province of Khorassan, and a centre of industry, commerce and ...