Khorashad (, also

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d as Khorāshād, Kharashad, and Khorshād) is a village in

Baqeran Rural District Baqeran Rural District () is in the Central District of Birjand County, South Khorasan province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the ...

, in the Central District of

Birjand County Birjand County () is in South Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Birjand. History In 2007, the village of Mohammadiyeh was elevated to the status of a city as Mohammadshahr. After the 2011 National Census, Khusf Distric ...

, South Khorasan Province,

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. Khorashad is known for its beautiful nature, its notable people and its handicraft. Traditional drapery of Khorashad, called tobafi in local language, is one of the most important handicrafts of southern khorasan. It was registered with the registration number 1319 on 26 December 2016 as a spiritual heritage of the country. The World Crafts Council is considering registering Tobafi, which is one of the major handicraft skills and traditional arts of South Khorasan province in Iran.Drapery in Khorashad
/ref>Iranian art of Tobafi
/ref> The historic name "khorashad" derives from the Pahlavi language word meaning "Sun". Khorashad is southeast of

Birjand Birjand (; ) is a city in the Central District of Birjand County, South Khorasan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. The city is known for its saffron, barberry, jujube, and handmade carpet exports. ...

in east of Iran. The village is above sea level. It situated in the Khorashad Valley in Bagheran Mountain Range. It has cold winters and cool summers. At the 2006 census, its population was 757, in 232 families. The people of Khorashad are

Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...

and local language contains many words from the ancient

Sassanid The Sasanian Empire (), officially Eranshahr ( , "Empire of the Iranian peoples, Iranians"), was an List of monarchs of Iran, Iranian empire that was founded and ruled by the House of Sasan from 224 to 651. Enduring for over four centuries, th ...

and Pahlavi languages. Khorashad is the birthplace of the notables such as: Dr. Mohammad Ismail Rezvani (A prominent professor of

History History is the systematic study of the past, focusing primarily on the Human history, human past. As an academic discipline, it analyses and interprets evidence to construct narratives about what happened and explain why it happened. Some t ...

in Iran), Dr. Mohammad Reza Hafeznia (Professor of

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Tarbiat Modarres University Tarbiat Modares University (: ''Dāneshgāh-e Tarbiyat Modarres'', lit. "Professor Training University") is a graduate public university located in Tehran, Iran. Faculties Tarbiat Modares University (TMU) was established in 1982 and is a comp ...

), Mr. Morteza Hassanpour (The first man in nursing in Iran), Dr. Ghazanfar Forouzanfar (Director of City Council of

), Dr. Homayun Hadavinia (The Professor of

Kingston University Kingston University London is a Public university, public research university located within the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, in South London, South West London, England. Its roots go back to the Kingston Technical Institute, founded ...

), Dr. M. Khorashadizadeh (Director of Birjand University of Applied Science and Technology),Dr. Ahmad Khosravi Khorashad (Professor of

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and Internal Medicine Specialist Physician in Mashhad Medical University). and more than 60 professors and physicians in universities of

, the United States, and England,

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