Kashmar
Not to be confused with Kashmir.
For the administrative subdivision, see Kashmar County. For the other city formerly of this name in Razavi Khorasan Province, see Soltanabad, Razavi Khorasan.
| Kashmar کاشمر | |
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| — city — | |
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| Coordinates: 35°14′18″N 58°27′56″E / 35.23833°N 58.46556°ECoordinates: 35°14′18″N 58°27′56″E / 35.23833°N 58.46556°E | |
| Country |  Iran |
| Province | Razavi Khorasan |
| County | Kashmar |
| Bakhsh | Central |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 81,527 |
| Time zone | IRST (UTC+3:30) |
| • Summer (DST) | IRDT (UTC+4:30) |
| Kashmar at GEOnet Names Server | |
Kashmar (Persian: کاشمر, also Romanized as Kāshmar; formerly ترشیز Torshīz or سلطانآباد Soltanabad) is a city in and the capital of Kashmar County, in Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. Kashmar is located near the river Sish Taraz in the western part of the province, and 217 kilometres (135 mi) south of the province's capital Mashhad, in Iran, from east to Bardaskan, west to Torbat-e Heydarieh, north to Nishapur, south to Gonabad. Until two centuries ago, this city was named Torshiz (ترشیز) and was the birthplace of Sheikh Ahmad-e Jami. At the 2006 census, its population was 81,527, in 21,947 families.
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