Mud, Iran

For the administrative divisions, see Mud District and Mud Rural District. For the village, see Mud-e Olya. For other places with the same name, see Mud.

Mud
Persian: مود
City
Mud is located in Iran
Mud
Mud
Coordinates: 32°42′26″N 59°31′26″E / 32.70722°N 59.52389°E / 32.70722; 59.52389[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceSouth Khorasan
CountySarbisheh
DistrictMud
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total3,477
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Mud (Persian: مود, also Romanized as Mūd and Moud and Mood; also known as Mood Nahar Khan and Mūd-e Dahanāb)[3] is a city in, and the capital of, Mud District of Sarbisheh County, South Khorasan province, Iran. Prior to the separation of the province from the former Khorasan province, Mud was a borough of today's provincial capital, Birjand.

At the 2006 census, its population was 2,451 in 695 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 3,067 people in 910 households.[5] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 3,477 people in 1,061 households.[2]

Archaeologists excavating in the southern historical town of Moud in South Khorasan province have unearthed ancient earthenware dating back to the Parthian dynastic era (248 BCE-224 CE). Excavations were conducted on an ancient mound located near the city of Birjand. Numerous historical artifacts dating back from the pre-historic eras up to the Safavid dynasty were found at the site.

The last prince of Birjand was Shah Seyyed Ali Kazemi who came from Moud (where most people were related with him), a relative of the emperor Shah Reza Pahlavi and the Prime minister Asadollah Alam.

The area is known for Moud blankets and carpets that have normally a curvilinear design with a sun flower shaped picture in the center. The production of such carpets is usually high-quality. These carpets are made of wool or cotton. They attained their valuation by the decree of the Persian Safavid emperor Shah Abbas I, who not only arranged the building of the fortresses in this region, but also retained the original Persian design styles and knot techniques.

Notables from Mud

  • Shah Seyyed Ali Kazemi (born in Mud, †1984 in Birjand), last tribal leader of Muod and Birjand at the beginning of the Pahlavi dynasty
  • Kazem Motamadnedjad (born in Mud), communication scientist
  • Mahdi Balali-Mood (born in Mud), Medical Toxicologist
  • Marcel Kasemi, crown prince

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (22 March 2023). "Mud, Sarbisheh County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 29. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Mud, Iran can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3075983" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 29. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  5. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 29. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

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