Bardaskan


Bardaskan is a city and capital of Bardaskan County, in Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran.

Geographical position, weather, jobs, products and roads

Bardaskan is located in the Khorasan Razavi province at the margin of the north part of Namak Desert. Its area is 8535 km2. Altitude of Bardaskan is 985 meter. The weather in the north part of Bardaskan is cold and in the south and central parts changes from semi dry to hot and dry. Annual raining average is 150 mm. Bardaskan's temperature in the hottest summer day is nearly 45 °C And in the coldest winter night is -5 °C. There in not any permanent river in the Bardaskan but there are several seasonal rivers. Main jobs in Bardaskan are farming and animal husbandry. Staple crops in Bardaskan are wheat, barley, cotton cumin seed, and pistachio, Saffron, pomegranate, fig and grape products. Neighboring cities by Bardaskan are Sabzevar Khalilabad Tabas and Semnan.

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