Bojnord

Bojnord (Persian: بجنوردⓘ)[a] is a city in the Central District of Bojnord County, North Khorasan province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district.[5] It is about 701 km (436 mi) from Tehran.[6] and 237 km away from Mashhad, the capital of Razavi Khorasan province.[7] According to local tradition, the whole area was controlled by the Qarai Turks since the Mongol invasion in the 13th century.[8]