Bojnord

According to local tradition, the whole area was controlled by the Qarai Turks since the Mongol invasion in the 13th century. In 1997, a magnitude 6.5 earthquake caused significant damage and many fatalities in the city. ==Demographics==

Population At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 172,772 in 44,217 households. The following census in 2011 counted 199,791 people in 56,761 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 228,931 people in 67,335 households. == Geography ==

Bojnourd city, the capital of North Khorasan province with an area of 36 square kilometers, is located in northeastern Iran at 57 degrees and 20 minutes longitude and 37 degrees and 28 minutes latitude south of Kopedagh mountain range and east of Aladagh mountain range and north of Alborz mountain range. Bojnourd is 1070 meters above sea level and its distance to Tehran is 821 kilometers. Climate Bojnord has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) according to the Köppen climate classification. == Colleges and universities ==

Universities located in Bojnord include: • University of Bojnurd • North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences • Islamic Azad University of Bojnurd • Eshragh Institute of Higher Education (Bojnurd, North Khorasan) • Payam Noor University of Bojnurd • University of Kosar ==Notable people==

(Sardar Moazzam Khorasani), a distinguished and influential Iranian politician of the 20th century (Pahlavi dynasty), was born in Bojnord|232x232px • Abdolhossein Teymourtash (Sardar Moazzam Khorasani), a distinguished and influential politician of the 20th century (Pahlavi dynasty) • Ali-Akbar Davar, politician and judge and the founder of the modern judicial system of Iran • Kazem Mousavi Bojnurdi, historian, theologian, writer and the curator of the National Library of Iran (1997–2005) • Mohammad Davari, journalist, known for arrest in 2009–10 Iranian election protests • Mostafa Tabrizi, politician ==See also==