Mud, Iran

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Mud
Persian: مود
City
Mud is located in Iran
Mud
Mud
Coordinates: 32°42′26″N 59°31′26″E / 32.70722°N 59.52389°E / 32.70722; 59.52389[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceSouth Khorasan
CountySarbisheh
DistrictMud
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total
3,477
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Mud (Persian: مود)[a] is the capital city of Mud District in Sarbisheh County, South Khorasan province, Iran.[5] It also serves as the administrative center for Mud Rural District.[6]

History

Archaeologists excavating in the southern historical town of Moud in South Khorasan province have unearthed ancient earthenware dating back to the Parthian dynastic era (248 BCE – 224 CE). Excavations were conducted on an ancient mound located near the city of Birjand. Numerous historical artifacts, dating back from the pre-historic eras up to the Safavid dynasty were found at the site.

The last prince of Birjand was Shah Seyyed Ali Kazemi who came from Moud (where most people were related with him), a relative of the emperor Shah Reza Pahlavi and the Prime minister Asadollah Alam.

Prior to the separation of the province from the former Khorasan province, Mud was a borough of the current provincial capital, Birjand.[7]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 2,451 in 695 households.[8] The following census in 2011 counted 3,067 people in 910 households.[9] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 3,477 people in 1,061 households.[3]

Weaving

The area is known for Mud blankets and carpets that have normally a curvilinear design with a sunflower-shaped picture in the center. The production of such carpets is usually of high quality. These carpets are made of wool or cotton. They attained their valuation by the decree of the Persian Safavid emperor Shah Abbas I, who not only arranged the building of the fortresses in this region, but also retained the original Persian design styles and knot techniques.

Notable people

See also

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Notes

  1. Also romanized as Mood, Moud, and Mūd; also known as Mood Nahar Khan and Mūd-e Dahanāb[4]

References

  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (11 November 2024). "چهکندمود, دهستان مود, بخش مود [Chahkand-e Mud, Mud Rural District, Mud District], Sarbisheh County, South Khorasan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  2. "PG4F+VHJ Mud, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
  3. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان خراسان جنوبی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: South Khorasan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  4. Mud, Iran at GEOnet Names Server
  5. Aref, Mohammad Reza (9 March 2003) [۱۸/۱۲/۱۳۸۱ مصوب (Approved 18/12/1381) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصويب نامه در مورد اصلاحات تقسيماتي در استان خراسان [‌Approval letter on divisional reforms in Khorasan province]. سامانه ملی قوانین و مقررات [National System of Laws and Regulations] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. پيشنهاد شماره ۵۷۱۳۲/۴۲/۴/۱ [Proposal Number 57132/42/4/1]. Archived from the original on 2 February 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
  6. Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (1 July 1987) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1366/04/10 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ‌ایجاد و تشکیل تعداد 21 دهستان شامل روستاها، مزارع و مکانها در قسمتی از شهرستان بیرجند تابع استان خراسان [‌Creation and formation of 21 rural districts including villages, farms and places in a part of Birjand County under Khorasan province]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 545.1.5.53. Archived from the original on 12 February 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
  7. Habibi, Hassan (12 September 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369.6.21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ‌تصویب سازمان و سلسله تابعیت عناصر و واحدهای تقسیمات کشوی استان خراسان به مرکزیت شهر مشهد [‌Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the divisions of Khorasan province, centered in Mashhad]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. 84902ت125ک [84902T125K]. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
  8. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان خراسان جنوبی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: South Khorasan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  9. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان خراسان جنوبی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: South Khorasan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.