Boshruyeh

{{Short description|City in South Khorasan province, Iran}}

{{for|the administrative division|Boshruyeh County}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}}

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Boshruyeh ({{langx|fa|بشرويه}}){{efn|Also romanized as Boshrūyeh{{GEOnet3|10946169}}}} is a city in the Central District of Boshruyeh County, South Khorasan province, Iran, and serves as capital of the county.{{Cite news|title=Boshruyeh District was upgraded to a county|url=https://www.farsnews.ir/news/8708221124/بخش-بشرويه-به-شهرستان-ارتقا-يافت-|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231110002359/https://www.farsnews.ir/news/8708221124/بخش-بشرويه-به-شهرستان-ارتقا-يافت-|archive-date=10 November 2023|website=farsnews.ir|via=Fars Media Corporation|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Cabinet of Ministers|language=fa|date=12 November 2008|access-date=10 November 2023|orig-date=Approved 3 June 2007|id=Proposal 16340/42/4/1}}

History

There are several historic buildings in Boshruyeh and its surroundings. Based on historical books, it seems that this city has been existed at least for 700 years. Some of the most famous buildings are:

1. Qal'eye Dokhtar "Young Woman's Castle": This citadel is located on the top of a mountain in the west of the city. It has been reported that this huge and ancient building was a governmental work from the period of Ismāīlī governance of this region..

2. Hosseynie Haj Ali Ashraf "Haj Ali Ashraf's Hussayniyya": This building has Indian architecture and is used for azadari "religious mourning rites" during the month of Muharram

3. Masjed Mian Deh "Center-City Mosque": This mosque dates back 400 years.{{When|date=March 2025}}

4. Sarāy-e Serke: This ancient and simple house is famous and is also used for azadari.[http://www.boshrooyenews.ir Boshrooye News Agency] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081209004306/http://www.boshrooyenews.ir/ |date=December 9, 2008 }}

Climate

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| location = Boshruyeh (1988-2005 normals)

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| Jan high C =11.2

| Feb high C =14.6

| Mar high C =20.2

| Apr high C =28.0

| May high C =33.5

| Jun high C =39.1

| Jul high C =40.3

| Aug high C =38.9

| Sep high C =35.2

| Oct high C =28.4

| Nov high C =20.4

| Dec high C =13.3

| year high C =

| Jan mean C =5.4

| Feb mean C =8.0

| Mar mean C =13.2

| Apr mean C =20.2

| May mean C =25.5

| Jun mean C =30.5

| Jul mean C =32.1

| Aug mean C =30.0

| Sep mean C =25.7

| Oct mean C =19.4

| Nov mean C =12.4

| Dec mean C =7.0

| year mean C =

| Jan low C =-0.5

| Feb low C =1.4

| Mar low C =6.2

| Apr low C =12.4

| May low C =17.4

| Jun low C =22.0

| Jul low C =23.9

| Aug low C =21.1

| Sep low C =16.3

| Oct low C =10.5

| Nov low C =4.5

| Dec low C =0.6

| year low C =

| Jan dew point C =-1.3

| Feb dew point C =-1.3

| Mar dew point C =1.0

| Apr dew point C =3.8

| May dew point C =5.4

| Jun dew point C =6.6

| Jul dew point C =7.9

| Aug dew point C =6.1

| Sep dew point C =2.9

| Oct dew point C =1.4

| Nov dew point C =-0.3

| Dec dew point C =-0.8

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| Jan humidity =64

| Feb humidity =53

| Mar humidity =46

| Apr humidity =35

| May humidity =27

| Jun humidity =21

| Jul humidity =21

| Aug humidity =21

| Sep humidity =22

| Oct humidity =30

| Nov humidity =42

| Dec humidity =60

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| precipitation colour = green

| Jan precipitation mm =17.5

| Feb precipitation mm =17.6

| Mar precipitation mm =24.0

| Apr precipitation mm =12.3

| May precipitation mm =5.3

| Jun precipitation mm =0.2

| Jul precipitation mm =0.1

| Aug precipitation mm =0.0

| Sep precipitation mm =0.0

| Oct precipitation mm =0.8

| Nov precipitation mm =4.2

| Dec precipitation mm =15.3

| year precipitation mm =

| Jan sun =165.6

| Feb sun =182.1

| Mar sun =208.6

| Apr sun =235.8

| May sun =324.9

| Jun sun =352.8

| Jul sun =365.4

| Aug sun =331.2

| Sep sun =279.0

| Oct sun =261.9

| Nov sun =200.8

| Dec sun =157.9

| year sun =

| source = IRIMO(temperatures{{Cite web |title=AVERAGE OF MEAN DAILY TEMPERATURE IN C. STATION: BOSHROOYEH (99407 |url=http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/khr/BOSHROOY/5.asp |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150128025410/http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/khr/BOSHROOY/5.asp |archive-date=2015-01-28 |access-date=2025-03-21 |website=Chaharmahalmet |publisher=Iran Meteorological Organization |type=asp}}

  • {{Cite web |title=AVERAGE OF MINIMUM TEMPERATURE IN C. STATION: BOSHROOYEH (99407 |url=http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/khr/BOSHROOY/2.asp |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130518064248/http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/khr/BOSHROOY/2.asp |archive-date=18 May 2013 |access-date=2025-03-21 |website=Chaharmahalmet |publisher=Iran Meteorological Organization |type=asp}}
  • {{Cite web |title=AVERAGE OF MINIMUM TEMPERATURE IN C. STATION: BOSHROOYEH (99407 |url=http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/khr/BOSHROOY/3.asp |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140907091016/http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/khr/BOSHROOY/3.asp |archive-date=7 September 2014 |access-date=2025-03-21 |website=Chaharmahalmet |publisher=Iran Meteorological Organization |type=asp}}), (dew point{{Cite web |title=AVERAGE OF DEW POINT TEMPERATURE IN C. STATION: BOSHROOYEH (99407 |url=http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/khr/BOSHROOY/10.asp |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150123003224/http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/khr/BOSHROOY/10.asp |archive-date=23 January 2015 |access-date=2025-03-21 |website=Chaharmahalmet |publisher=Iran Meteorological Organization |type=asp}}), (humidity{{Cite web |title=AVERAGE OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY IN PERCENT. STATION: BOSHROOYEH (99407 |url=http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/khr/BOSHROOY/14.asp |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150128025404/http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/khr/BOSHROOY/14.asp |archive-date=28 January 2015 |access-date=2025-03-21 |website=Chaharmahalmet |publisher=Iran Meteorological Organization |type=asp}}), (precipitation{{Cite web |title=Monthly total of precipitation in mm. STATION: BOSHROOYEH (99407 |url=http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/khr/BOSHROOY/25.asp |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160521014305/http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/khr/BOSHROOY/25.asp |archive-date=21 May 2016 |access-date=2025-03-21 |website=Chaharmahalmet |publisher=Iran Meteorological Organization |type=asp}}), (sunshine{{Cite web |title=Monthly total of sunshine hours. STATION: BOSHROOYEH (99407 |url=http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/khr/BOSHROOY/42.asp |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130517195012/http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/khr/BOSHROOY/42.asp |archive-date=17 May 2013 |access-date=2025-03-21 |website=Chaharmahalmet |publisher=Iran Meteorological Organization |type=asp}})

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Demographics

=Population=

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 13,778 in 3,638 households,{{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}} when it was capital of the former Boshruyeh District of Ferdows County.{{cite report|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=rc.majlis.ir|via=Islamic Parliament Research Center|url=https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/113047|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117024415/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/113047|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council|last=Habibi|first=Hassan|archive-date=17 November 2015|date=c. 2015|orig-date=Approved 21 June 1369|id=Proposal 3223.1.5.53; Approval Letter 3808-907; Notification 84902/T125K|access-date=6 January 2024}} The following census in 2011 counted 15,318 people in 4,325 households,{{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}} by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Boshruyeh County. Boshruyeh was transferred to the new Central District as the county's capital. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 16,426 people in 4,973 households.{{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}}

Boshruyeh is between the cities of Ferdows and Tabas at the border of the Dasht-e Kavir. Near this city, there are old villages named Aresk, Raqqeh, Korond, Neigenan and Ghaniabad.

The weather usually is warm and in summer it is very hot. The average rain in a year is less than 150 mm.{{cn|date=August 2024}}

See also

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Notes

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References

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{{South Khorasan Province|state=collapsed}}

{{Boshruyeh County|state=collapsed}}

Category:Cities in South Khorasan province

Category:Populated places in Boshruyeh County

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