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{{Short description|City in South Khorasan province, Iran}}
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'''Mud''' ({{langx|fa|مود}}){{efn|Also [[romanize]]d as '''Mood''', '''Moud''', and '''Mūd'''; also known as '''Mood Nahar Khan''' and '''Mūd-e Dahanāb'''<ref>{{GEOnet3|-3075983}}</ref>}} is a city in, and the capital of, [[Mud District]] of [[Sarbisheh County]], [[South Khorasan province|South Khorasan]] province, [[Iran]].<ref name="Khorasan Province Reforms 105215">{{cite report|title=Letter of approval regarding divisional reforms in Khorasan province|language=fa|website=qavanin.ir|via=Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran|url=https://qavanin.ir/Law/TreeText/105215|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210202082534/https://qavanin.ir/Law/TreeText/105215|archive-date=2 February 2021|orig-date=Approved 18 December 1381|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Board of Ministers|last=Aref|first=Mohammad Reza|access-date=6 January 2024|id=Proposal 57132/42/1/1; Notification 58538/T26118H|date=c. 2021}}</ref> It also serves as the administrative center for [[Mud Rural District]].<ref name="Birjand County Rural Districts">{{cite report|title=Creation and formation of 21 rural districts including villages, farms and places in a part of Birjand County under Khorasan province|language=fa|website=rc.majlis.ir|via=Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran|url=https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/110236|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170212043939/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/110236|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers|last=Mousavi|first=Mirhossein|archive-date=12 February 2017|date=24 February 1395|orig-date=Approved 10 April 1366|id=Proposal 545.1.5.53; Notification 2010/T891|access-date=27 December 2023}}</ref>
'''Mud''' ([[Persian Language|Persian]]: '''مود''', also [[Romanize]]d as '''Mūd''' and '''Mood'''; also known as '''Mood Nahar Khan''' and '''Mūd-e Dahanāb''')<ref>{{GEOnet3|-3075983}}</ref> is a city in and the capital of [[Mud District]], in [[Sarbisheh County]], [[South Khorasan Province]], [[Iran]]. Formerly up to the division of the Province from Khorasan it was a borough of today [[South Khorasan]]'s provincial capital [[Birjand]]. At the 2006 census, its population was 2,451, in 695 families.<ref>{{IranCensus2006|29}}</ref>


==History==
Archaeologists excavating in the southern historical town of Mud 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.
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 Mud (where most people were related with him), a relative of the emperor [[Shah Reza Pahlavi]] and the Prime minister [[Asadollah Alam]].
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]].


Prior to the separation of the province from the former [[Khorasan province|Khorasan]] province, Mud was a borough of the current provincial capital, [[Birjand]].<ref name="Khorasan Province Structure">{{cite web |title = Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the divisions of Khorasan province, centered in Mashhad |language = fa |website = Lamtakam |url = https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/113047 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231227195207/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/113047 |publisher = Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council |last = Habibi |first = Hassan |archive-date = 27 December 2023 |date = 21 June 1369 |access-date = 27 December 2023}}</ref>

==Demographics==
===Population===
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 2,451 in 695 households.<ref name="2006 South Khorasan Province">{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): South Khorasan Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=amar.org.ir|url=http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/29.xls|access-date=25 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920092820/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/29.xls|format=Excel|archive-date=20 September 2011}}</ref> The following census in 2011 counted 3,067 people in 910 households.<ref name="2011 South Khorasan Province">{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): South Khorasan Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=irandataportal.syr.edu|via=Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University|url=https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/South-Khorasan.xls|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230120174134/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/South-Khorasan.xls|archive-date=20 January 2023|access-date=19 December 2022|format=Excel}}</ref> The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 3,477 people in 1,061 households.<ref name="2016 South Khorasan Province">{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): South Khorasan Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=amar.org.ir|url=https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_29.xlsx|access-date=19 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017050122/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_29.xlsx|format=Excel|archive-date=17 October 2020}}</ref>

==Weaving==
The area is known for Mud [[blanket]]s and [[carpet]]s 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.
The area is known for Mud [[blanket]]s and [[carpet]]s 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==
==Notable people==


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

==See also==
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== Notes ==
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==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.birjandmiras.ir/eng/content.htm General touristic Information centers]
* [http://moodcity.ir http://moodcity.ir - Moodcity News Web]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20050313162003/http://www.birjandmiras.ir/eng/content.htm General touristic Information centers]

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Latest revision as of 00:53, 12 November 2024

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]
CountryIran
ProvinceSouth Khorasan
CountySarbisheh
DistrictMud
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
3,477
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Mud (Persian: مود)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Mud District of Sarbisheh County, South Khorasan province, Iran.[4] It also serves as the administrative center for Mud Rural District.[5]

History

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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.

Prior to the separation of the province from the former Khorasan province, Mud was a borough of the current provincial capital, Birjand.[6]

Demographics

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Population

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At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 2,451 in 695 households.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 3,067 people in 910 households.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 3,477 people in 1,061 households.[2]

Weaving

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The area is known for Mud 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.

Notable people

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Also romanized as Mood, Moud, and Mūd; also known as Mood Nahar Khan and Mūd-e Dahanāb[3]

References

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  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (11 November 2024). "Mud, Sarbisheh County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  2. ^ a b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): South Khorasan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. 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. ^ Aref, Mohammad Reza (c. 2021) [Approved 18 December 1381]. Letter of approval regarding divisional reforms in Khorasan province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Board of Ministers. Proposal 57132/42/1/1; Notification 58538/T26118H. Archived from the original on 2 February 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2024 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
  5. ^ Mousavi, Mirhossein (24 February 1395) [Approved 10 April 1366]. Creation and formation of 21 rural districts including villages, farms and places in a part of Birjand County under Khorasan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 545.1.5.53; Notification 2010/T891. Archived from the original on 12 February 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2023 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
  6. ^ Habibi, Hassan (21 June 1369). "Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the divisions of Khorasan province, centered in Mashhad". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Archived from the original on 27 December 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  7. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): South Khorasan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  8. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): South Khorasan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
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