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Gonabad
Gonabad (, also Romanized as Gonābād; also known as Gūnābād; formerly Janābaz) is a city in and the capital of Gonabad County, in Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. At the 2011 census, its population was 36,367, in 10,389 families. Jūymand is an affluent northern district/suburb of Gonabad.
It is mostly well-known because of the Gonabadi Dervishes and for its qanats, also known as kareez. It is one of the most important producers of saffron in Iran. Other agricultural products include: Grape, Pistachio and pomegranate.
The famous ancient war of 12 rokh had happened between Iran and Turan (Central Asia) in this city on the castle of Zeebad.
The city contains the cemetery for the Ni'matullāhī Gonabadi dervish order located in Beydokht.