Bojnourd

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official_name = Bojnurd
native_name = بجنورد
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province_name = North Khorasan
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image_caption = Besh Qardash, on the outskirts of Bojnourd


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leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Seyyed Abbas Hosseini
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population_total = 181648
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timezone = IRST
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latd = 37 | latm = 28 | lats = 30 | latNS = N
longd = 57 | longm = 20 | longs = 0 | longEW = E
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Bojnurd (Persian: بجنورد) is the capital city of North Khorasan province, Iran. It is about 701 km from Tehran. It had an estimated population of 181,648 in 2005. [cite web
title=Population Estimates For Cities in Iran (2005)
url=http://www.mongabay.com/igapo/2005_world_city_populations/Iran.html] It is also spelled Bojnūrd, Bujnūrd, Bojnoord, or Bujnurd. [cite web
title=Maps, Weather, and Airports for Bojnurd, Iran
url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IR/30/Bojnurd.html]

The ancient city was situated on a hill northwest of the present city of Bojnurd, known as Sarvan Mahaleh.

Maneh is a small sector in the northwest of Bojnurd city.The most important village is Shirindarre which is a tourist area and in which rice is produced.

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