1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Sabzevar

SABZEVAR, a district of the province of Khorasan in Persia, formerly called Baihak. It is situated between Nishapur on the east and Shahrud-Bostarrron the west, and has a lengthof about 80 m. and a breadth of 50; its population is about 60,000 and it pays to the government a yearly revenue of £8000. The district has many flourishing- villages and much cultivation; it produces much wool, excellent cotton, some silk, partly exported to Russia, partly .manufactured into various stuffs in the district, and fruits, exported dried in large quantities; Theiexport trade is chiefly done by a few Russian Armenians who reside in Sabzevar town.

Sabzevar, the capital of the district, is situated 150 m. E. of Shahrud and 65 m. W. of Nishapur, in 36° 12′ N., 57° 39′ E., at an elevation of 3100 ft. The population, which was 30,000 before the famine in 1871, is now about 15,000. There are some good caravanserais, a well-supplied bazaar, three colleges; two large, and thirty small mosques, and post and telegraph offices.