Information About

Bojnurd




Bojnurd is located in the Plain s and enjoys a mild, mountainous weather. This city was originally called "Bijan Gerd", with ''gerd'' meaning city and ''bojnurd'' meaning Bijans city. Majority of the inhabitants in Bojnourd are ethnic Kurd s, speaking in the Kurmanji dialect of Kurdish language.

The ancient city was situated on a hill northwest of the present city of Bojnurd, known as Sareban Mahaleh .

Maneh is a small sector in the northwest of Bojnurd city.
The most important village is Shirindarre which is a tourist area and in which rice is produced.


EXTERNAL LINKS


Bojnurd entry in the Encyclopedia Iranica