Torbat-e Jam
Torbat-e Jam (Persian: تربت جام, romanized: Torbat-e Jām; also known as Torbat-e Sheykh Jām, Torbat-e Jawm, and Turbat-i-Shaikh Jam) is a city in the Central District of Torbat-e Jam County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. It is one of the ancient cities of Greater Khorasan.
Torbat-e Jam
Persian: تربت جام | |
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City | |
Torbat-e Jam | |
| Coordinates: 35°14′35″N 60°37′30″E | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Razavi Khorasan |
| County | Torbat-e Jam |
| District | Central |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 100,449 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| Torbat-e Jam at GEOnet Names Server | |
At the 2006 census, its population was 83,558 in 19,111 households. The following census in 2011 counted 94,758 people in 23,970 households. The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 100,449 people in 27,156 households.
Torbat-e Jam is an ancient city with a Sunni-majority population. It is about 160 kilometres (99 mi) southwest of Mashhad, about 60 kilometres (37 mi) north of Taybad, and about 40 kilometres (25 mi) west of the Afghanistan border. There are many ancient places there, like the mazar (tomb) of Sheikh Ahmad Jami and Prince Qasem-e Anvar. The county includes many villages, such as Bezd, Mahmoodabad, Nilshahr.