Country Iran County Gonabad Founded by Kay Khosrow Population 4,243 (2006) | Province Razavi Khorasan District Kakhk Time zone IRST (UTC+3:30) Founder Kay Khosrow | |
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Zibad Rural District (Persian: دهستان زيبد) is a rural district (dehestan) in Kakhk District, Gonabad County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 4,747, in 1,721 families. The rural district has 23 villages.
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Map of Zibad, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran
Zibad (Persian: زيبد, also romanized as Zībad) is a village in Zibad Rural District, Kakhk District, Gonabad County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 4243, in 1701 families.
Zibad, meaning beautiful, was a famous ancient city in Shahnameh. According to Shahnameh Ferdowsi (around 1000 AD), it was the place of a famous war called Davazdah Rokh(12 hero) between Iran and Turan. Zibad also has an ancient qanat that may be more than 1600 years old.
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Zibad is an ancient place with many historical places. and the Davazdah Rokh war had occurred in zibad.