The city was founded in the 3rd century by Shapur I as a capital city of Sasanian satrapy known as Abarshahr or Nishapur. ... Nishapur later became the capital of ...
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City in Iran
Nishapur is a city in the Central District of Nishapur County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.
Nishapur is the second-largest city of the province in the northeast of Iran, situated in a... Wikipedia
Population: 264,375 (2016)
Area code: 051
District: Central
Founded: 5500 B.C.
Province: Razavi Khorasan
Nishapur was an important economic center due to its location on a trade route, known as the Silk Road, which extended from China to the Mediterranean Sea.
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 ...