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Sabzevar, Persia (Capital)

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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The capital of the district, is situated 150 m. E. of Shahrud and 65 m. W. of Nishapur, in 36° 12' N., 57° 39' E., at an elevation of 3100 ft. The population, which was 30,000 before the famine in 1871, is now about 15,000. There are some good caravanserais, a well-supplied bazaar, three colleges, two large and thirty small mosques, and post and telegraph offices.

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Sabzevar, Persia (Capital)'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​s/sabzevar-persia-capital.html. 1910.
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