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History of Mashhad ... In earlier times Mashhad had been a village called Sanābād (also called Nūqān). It was long overshadowed by the pre-Islamic city of Ṭūs.
With a population of just over two million, Mashhad is Iran's second-largest city. It is located in the Kashaf River valley near the northeast corner of 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 ...