Kondor, Razavi Khorasan

Kondor
كندر
city
Kondor
Coordinates: 35°12′47″N 58°09′05″E / 35.21306°N 58.15139°E / 35.21306; 58.15139Coordinates: 35°12′47″N 58°09′05″E / 35.21306°N 58.15139°E / 35.21306; 58.15139
Country  Iran
Province Razavi Khorasan
County Khalilabad
Bakhsh Sheshtaraz
Population (2006)
  Total 5,700
Time zone IRST (UTC+3:30)
  Summer (DST) IRDT (UTC+4:30)
Kondor, Razavi Khorasan at GEOnet Names Server

Kondor (Persian: كندر; also Romanized as Kondowr and Kundar)[1] is a city in Sheshtaraz District, Khalilabad County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 5,700, in 1,610 families.[2] "Kondor" means "frankincense" in Persian.

Al-Kunduri, a prominent Persian vizier of the Seljuq Empire, was from this city.[3]

References

  1. Kondor, Razavi Khorasan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3071988" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2011-11-11.
  3. KONDORI, MOḤAMMED B. MANṢUR, C. Edmund Bosworth, Encyclopaedia Iranica
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