Neishabur

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Nishapur نیشابور Neyshabur
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Nickname(s): Sassanid and Umayyed era: Abarshahr (Upper Cities), Little Damascus (by Ibn Battuta)
Nishapur
Coordinates: 36°12′48″N 58°47′45″E / 36.21333°N 58.79583°E / 36.21333; 58.79583Coordinates: 36°12′48″N 58°47′45″E / 36.21333°N 58.79583°E / 36.21333; 58.79583
Country	 Iran
Province	Khorasan
County	Nishapur County
Foundation	3rd century
Municipality of Nishapur	1931
Government
 • Mayor	Seyed Abbas Hosseini
 • Governor of County	Gholam-Hossein Mozaffari
Elevation	1,250 m (4,100 ft)
Population (2011)
 • City	276,089
 • Wikipedia