Gonabad

Gonabad (Persian: گناباد, also Romanized as Gonābād; also known as Gūnābād; formerly Janābaz) is a city in the Central District of Gonabad County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.

For the administrative division of Razavi Khorasan province, see Gonabad County. For the village in Mashhad County, see Gonabad. For the city in Golestan province, see Gonbad-e Kavus.

Gonabad
Persian: گناباد
City
Qanats of Gonabad
Gonabad
Coordinates: 34°21′27″N 58°40′42″E
CountryIran
ProvinceRazavi Khorasan
CountyGonabad
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)
 • Total40,773
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Gonabad at GEOnet Names Server

At the 2006 census, its population was 34,563 in 9,789 households. The following census in 2011 counted 36,367 people in 10,389 households. The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 40,773 people in 12,037 households.

The city is mostly well known because of the Gonabadi Dervishes and for its qanats, also known as kariz. It is one of the most important producers of saffron in Iran. Other agricultural products include: Grape, Pistachio and pomegranate. The shrine the Ni'matullāhī Gonabadi dervish order is located in Beydokht, a village in the Gonabad county.

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