Khorasan or Khurasan , region and former province (1991 pop. 6,013,200), c.125,000 sq mi (323,750 sq km), NE Iran. Mashhad is the chief city; other cities include Sabzevar, Bojnurd, and Neyshabur. It is mainly mountainous and arid. Khorasan was occupied by the Arabs in the mid-7th cent., and Abu Muslim began (8th cent.) his campaign against the Umayyads there. The province contributed to the power of the early Abbasid caliphs. Khorasan was devastated by the Oghuz Turks in 1153 and 1157 and by the Mongols from 1220 to 1222. Timur invaded in 1383. An earthquake devastated Khorasan in 1997. In 2004 Khorasan was divided into three provinces: Northern, Southern, and Razavi Khorasan.
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KHORASAN PROVINCE SIGNS 150M-EURO DEAL WITH AUSTRIA'S BURGENLAND PROVINCE
Info-Prod Research (Middle East); 7/22/2004; 182 words;
... Tehran Times", an Iranian delegation from Khorasan province signed euro 150 million-worth ... Burgenland province. Governor General of Khorasan province Hasan Rasuli led the Iranian ... and 24 businessmen. Rasuli said that Khorasan province has decided to develop cooperation ...
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IRAN - Khorasan Fertiliser Complex.
APS Review Downstream Trends; 4/12/1999; 317 words;
... Bojnurd in the north-eastern province of Khorasan, this complex was formally inaugurated ... agriculture, which left storage facilities at Khorasan with surplus fertiliser amounting to ... projects under the plan for 1989-94, the Khorasan complex was to be on stream by March ...
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IRAN - The Petrochemical Plants: Khorasan Fertiliser Complex
APS Review Downstream Trends; 6/2/1997; 335 words;
... Bojnurd in the north-eastern province of Khorasan, this complex was formally inaugurated ... Agriculture, which left storage facilities at Khorasan with surplus fertiliser amounting to ... implemented under the plan for 1989-94, the Khorasan complex was scheduled to be on stream ...
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KHORASAN'S SAFFRON PRODUCTION ON THE RISE
Info-Prod Research (Middle East); 4/13/2004; 136 words;
... Times", the volume of saffron export in Khorasan Province grew by 9 tons in the Iranian ... 2003). The provincial farming manager of Khorasan Jihad Agriculture Organization said that ... tons of the total saffron production of Khorasan Province are consumed inside the country ...
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KHORASAN CRYSTAL MELAMINE UNIT INAUGURATED OVERVIEW
Info-Prod Research (Middle East); 6/9/2004; 235 words;
... Times", the crystal melamine unit of Khorasan Petrochemical Complex was officially ... 000 tons molten urea to be supplied by Khorasan Petrochemical Complex as feed. Needed ... will also be supplied by utilities of Khorasan Petrochemical Complex. Crystal melamine ...
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RLS.8B TO BE INVESTED IN NORTH KHORASAN FISHERIES
Info-Prod Research (Middle East); 7/27/2005; 89 words;
... invested in the fisheries sector of North Khorasan Province. This northeastern province ... percent of the water resources in North Khorasan are being used for farming fishes. After ... water fish and 38 warm-water fish. North Khorasan shares 27% of the Greater Khorasan's ...
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PARLIAMENT POSTPONES PLAN TO DIVIDE KHORASAN PROVINCE.
Info-Prod Research (Middle East); 11/11/2002; 371 words;
... government bill that would divide northeastern Khorasan Province into either three or five new ... reported on 30 October, while 22 of Khorasan's 26 representatives wanted the division ... rather than underfunding."The problem of Khorasan is not just about credit and money; the ...
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KHORASAN STEEL COMPLEX PRODUCTION AND EXPORT STATISTICS
Info-Prod Research (Middle East); 9/3/2002; Info-Prod Strategic Business Information; 120 words;
... steel products will be produced by Khorasan Steel Complex this year. Nabiol'ah Habibi the managing director of Khorasan Steel Company announced that, it is ... resources as the main problems facing Khorasan Steel Complex. (Source: Info-Prod ...
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KHORASAN RAZAVI PROVINCE EXPORTS REVIEWED
Info-Prod Research (Middle East); 3/12/2006; 116 words;
... valued at $76 million have been exported via Khorasan Razavi Province since the beginning of the current ... 220 tons, 78 percent of which is produced in Khorasan Razavi Province. South Khorasan Province produces 19 percent of the whole saffron ...
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TAJIKISTAN, 2ND MAJOR TRADE PARTNER FOR KHORASAN RAZAVI PROVINCE
Info-Prod Research (Middle East); 8/24/2006; 161 words;
... largest trade partner of Iran's Khorasan Razavi Province, the official in ... the foreign trade department of Khorasan Razavi Trade Organization said ... of the office of Tajik embassy in Khorasan Razavi Province pointed out that ...
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GAS-FIRED POWER PLANTS, WIND FARMS TO COME INTO LINE IN KHORASAN
Info-Prod Research (Middle East); 8/31/2006; 75 words;
... January 2007, Fakhr-Nabavi, managing director of Khorasan Regional Power Company claimed. He also stated ... generation capacity of 28.3 MW will be set up in the Khorasan region, consisting of Khorasan Razavi, South Khorasan, and North Khorasan provinces ...
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KHORASAN FREE OF BIRD FLU
Info-Prod Research (Middle East); 10/6/2005; 60 words;
According to "Tehran Times", veterinary officials in South Khorasan and Khorasan Razavi have announced that no case of bird flu was recently reported in the region. Iranian agriculture officials had earlier warned that the area might be affected ...
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ANNUAL GREENHOUSE OUTPUT IN S. KHORASAN PROVINCE - STATISTICS
Info-Prod Research (Middle East); 3/10/2005; 92 words;
According to "Tehran Times", each year, South Khorasan Province brings about 720 tons of greenhouse produces. Greenhouses ... mushroom farming plants cover about 4600 sq. meters there. South Khorasan produces some 56.5 million tons of edible mushrooms annually ...
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SOUTH KHORASAN BEHIND 95% OF LOCAL JUJUBE OUTPUT
Info-Prod Research (Middle East); 9/21/2005; 101 words;
According to "Tehran Times", the director of the South Khorasan Agricultural Jihad Department said that the eastern province ... estimated to reach 1,900 tons. Some 700 hectares of land in South Khorasan is currently under jujube cultivation. It is one of the main ...
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KHORASAN'S CRYSTAL MELAMINE UNIT TO BECOME OPERATIONAL NEXT WEEK
Info-Prod Research (Middle East); 5/6/2004; 152 words;
According to "Tehran Times", the crystal melamine unit of Khorasan Petrochemical Complex will be officially inaugurated by the ... 000. The unit will use 64,000 molten urea to be supplied by Khorasan Petrochemical Complex as feed. Needed utilities for crystal ...
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