Qadamgah

Qadamgah is a Shia pilgrimage site that is historically associated with the city of Nishapur. It is now legally designated as a separate county(shahrestan), having previously been part of the administrative county of Nishapur.{{cite web |title=جغرافیای شهر قدمگاه |url=https://neyshabur1.ir/%D8%AC%D8%BA%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%8A-%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%B1-%D9%82%D8%AF%D9%85%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%87/}}

As a result of Imam al-Rida's journey from Medina to Merv, during which he traversed a significant portion of Iran, numerous qadamgahs are attributed to him. The most renowned qadamgah associated with Imam al-Rida is located in Nishapur, constructed under the orders command of Shah 'Abbas in 1020/1611 over remnants relics an earlier structure. building. It is widely believed is a footprint, embedded in on a black within inside building, which is attributed to Imam al-Rida.{{cite web |title=قدمگاه نیشابور جاذبه‌ای سیاحتی و زیارتی در حوالی شهر نیشابور |url=https://mizboon.com/Blog/2019/12/ghadamgah/ |website=mizboon}}

The majority of qadamgah attributed to Imam Ali al-Ridha in Iran date back to the Safavid era. At least one-tenth of the 250 qadamgahs in Iran which are associated with a prophet, an Imam, or a holy figure, are attributed to Ali al-Ridha. Most of these qadamgahs are located along his route from Medina to Merv (the so-called "Path of Wilaya However, there are qadamgahs attributed to him in other regions of Iran.{{cite web |last1=Saeidi zadeh |first1=Rasul |title=قدمگاه‏های منسوب به امام رضا در ایران |url=https://www.cgie.org.ir/fa/news/140804/%D9%82%D8%AF%D9%85%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%87%E2%80%8F%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D9%85%D9%86%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%A8-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%B1%D8%B6%D8%A7-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86--%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%84-%D8%B3%D8%B9%DB%8C%D8%AF%DB%8C-%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%87}}

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 2,769 in 797 households,{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Razavi 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/09.xls|access-date=25 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920095433/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/09.xls|format=Excel|archive-date=20 September 2011}} when it was capital of the former Zeberkhan District of Nishapur 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 2,958 people in 940 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Razavi 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/Razavi-Khorasan.xls|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230120012029/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Razavi-Khorasan.xls|archive-date=20 January 2023|access-date=19 December 2022|format=Excel}} The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 3,127 people in 992 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Razavi 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_09.xlsx|access-date=19 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220402213121/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_09.xlsx|format=Excel|archive-date=2 April 2022}}

After the census, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Zeberkhan County. The city and the rural district were transferred to the new Central District, with Qadamgah as the county's capital.

Blessed footprints of Imam Ali Reza (A.S.) in Qadamgah (4460139974).jpg|Interior view of the sacred site

Qadam Ghah Mosque (3).jpg|The Mosque of Qadamgah, a holy place for Shia Islam

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