Rivash () is a city in the Central District of

Kuhsorkh County Kuhsorkh County () is in Razavi 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 west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the no ...

, Razavi 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 west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...

, serving as capital of both the county and the district. As a village, it was the capital of

Barkuh Rural District Barkuh Rural District () is in the Central District of Kuhsorkh County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Ivar. The previous capital of the rural district was the village of Rivash, now a city. Demographics Po ...

until its capital was transferred to the village of

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History

According to the evidence, this area was inhabited before the advent of

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, and due to the fact that the old road of the southern cities of Razavi Khorasan to

Tehran Tehran (; , ''Tehrân'') is the capital and largest city of Iran. It is the capital of Tehran province, and the administrative center for Tehran County and its Central District (Tehran County), Central District. With a population of around 9. ...

passed through this area, it has been more prosperous in the past. One of the most important historical events is the

Mongol invasion The Mongol invasions and conquests took place during the 13th and 14th centuries, creating history's largest contiguous empire, the Mongol Empire (1206–1368), which by 1260 covered large parts of Eurasia. Historians regard the Mongol devastati ...

, which after the occupation of

Nishapur Nishapur or Neyshabur (, also ) is a city in the Central District (Nishapur County), Central District of Nishapur County, Razavi Khorasan province, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. Ni ...

, due to its impassability and the large number of snakes in the area, Mongol horses and soldiers could not pass through this area and escaped its bite. The village of Rivash was elevated to the status of a city in 1999.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 4,610 in 1,277 households, when it was capital of the former Kuhsorkh District of

Kashmar County Kashmar County () is in Razavi Khorasan Province, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Kashmar. History In 2018, Farah Dasht District was formed and divided into the new Qaleh-ye Bala Rural District, Qaleh-ye Bala an ...

. The following census in 2011 counted 5,762 people in 1,597 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 5,687 people in 1,701 households. In 2018, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Kuhsorkh County, and Rivash was transferred to the new Central District as the county's capital.

Climate

The climate of Rivash, is temperate and due to its lush nature, vegetation, dense trees, river, south and west of the city, it has a cool climate in summers and very cold winters. The average annual temperature is 25 degrees.

Historical sites, ancient artifacts and tourism

Shahi Dam

Shahi Dam was built about 700 to 1000 years ago and located in

Kariz, Kuhsorkh County Kariz (, also Romanized as Karīz and Kerīz) is a village in Barrud Rural District, Kuhsorkh County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West As ...

Band-e Qara Bathhouse

Band-e Qara Bathhouse is a historical

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related to the

Qajar dynasty The Qajar family (; 1789–1925) was an Iranian royal family founded by Mohammad Khan (), a member of the Qoyunlu clan of the Turkoman-descended Qajar tribe. The dynasty's effective rule in Iran ended in 1925 when Iran's '' Majlis'', conven ...

and is located in Band-e Qara, Razavi Khorasan Province.

Band-e Qara Glacier

Band-e Qara Glacier is a

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is located in Band-e Qara, Razavi Khorasan Province.

Baghdasht Peak

Baghdasht mountain range, the largest peak of which is 2500 meters above

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, is part of the Rivash heights and is located near the village of Kariz, 25 km northwest of Kashmar.

Qal'eh Dokhtar, Kuhsorkh

Qal'eh Dokhtar is a historical

castle A castle is a type of fortification, fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by Military order (monastic society), military orders. Scholars usually consider a ''castle'' to be the private ...

located in

in Razavi Khorasan Province, The longevity of this fortress dates back to the

Nizari Ismaili state The Nizari state (the Alamut state) was a Nizari Isma'ili Shia state founded by Hassan-i Sabbah after he took control of the Alamut Castle in 1090 AD, which marked the beginning of an era of Ismailism known as the "Alamut period". Their people ...

Gabar Hesar Castle

Gabar Hesar Castle is a Castle related to the second century AH and is located in the

Nameq Village

Nameq is located in a hilly area and many mountains surround the village. It has many historical sites, for example, the tomb of the great Gnostic Sheikh Abol Hassan (father of

Sheikh Ahmad-e Jami Ahmad Ibn Abolhasan Jāmi-e Nāmaqi-e Torshizi () (born Namagh (now Kashmar), Persia, 1048 – died Torbat-e Jam, 1141) better known as Sheikh Ahhmad-e Jami or Sheikh Ahmad-i Jami or Sheikh Ahmad-e jam or Sheikh-e Jam or simply Ahmad-e Jam was ...

) is located away from the village in a green plain. In addition, there are the remains of an ancient

, pre-Islamic and post-Islamic cemeteries, a

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mosque A mosque ( ), also called a masjid ( ), is a place of worship for Muslims. The term usually refers to a covered building, but can be any place where Salah, Islamic prayers are performed; such as an outdoor courtyard. Originally, mosques were si ...

s and other beautiful pieces of architecture.

Nameq Cemetery

The Nameq Cemetery is a historical

cemetery A cemetery, burial ground, gravesite, graveyard, or a green space called a memorial park or memorial garden, is a place where the remains of many death, dead people are burial, buried or otherwise entombed. The word ''cemetery'' (from Greek ...

related to the

Safavid dynasty The Safavid dynasty (; , ) was one of Iran's most significant ruling dynasties reigning from Safavid Iran, 1501 to 1736. Their rule is often considered the beginning of History of Iran, modern Iranian history, as well as one of the gunpowder em ...

and is located in Nameq.

Nameq Castle

Nameq Castle is a historical

located in Nameq in Razavi Khorasan Province, The longevity of this fortress dates back to the Before the

Mongol conquest The Mongol invasions and conquests took place during the 13th and 14th centuries, creating history's largest contiguous empire, the Mongol Empire (1206–1368), which by 1260 covered large parts of Eurasia. Historians regard the Mongol devastati ...

Notes

References

{{Razavi Khorasan Province, state=collapsed Cities in Razavi Khorasan province Populated places in Kuhsorkh County