Fushenjan

Fushenjan فوشنجان
village
The northern and western gardens of Fushanjan are visible in the right corner of the picture. The picture was taken from a dirt road accessible from the Baghrud Road of Nishapur.
Fushenjan
Coordinates: 36°12′39″N 58°53′41″E
Country	Iran
Province	Razavi Khorasan
County	Nishapur
Bakhsh	Central
Rural District	Fazl
Population  (2006)
• Total	1,457
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+4:30 (IRDT)
Area code	051

Fushenjan (Persian: فوشنجان also Romanized as Fūshenjān),^[1] also known as Pushtanghan (Persian: پشتنقان) or Pushenjan^[2] (Persian: پوشنجان) in the historic sources of The Quarter of Nishapur (Persian: ربع نیشابور) in Khorasan, is a village in Fazl Rural District, in the Central District of Nishapur County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 1,457, in 421 families.^[3]

This village has been claimed to be the birthplace of Haji Bektash Veli by Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism of Iran^[4] and is home to Baktash Archaeological Site of Nishapur^[4] which was uncovered by an archeological group led by the archeological department of the University of Neyshabur in an archeological excavation project initiated in the year 2016.^[2][5] This site is part of the Iran National Heritage list with the national registration number of 24383.^[4] There is no historical source or record which implies that Bektash was really born in Fushenjan.^{[citation needed][disputed – discuss]} The cited websites clearly show that the Iranian government invented^{[citation needed][disputed – discuss]} the place for tourist attraction and missionary activity.

Accessibility

This village and the village of Hamidabad are situated next to each other and are accessible by car from the road 44 of Iran along with different routes from the Baghrud Road of Nishapur (Persian: جاده باغرود نیشابور). They are also really close to the capital city of the county, Nishapur and a road known as the Baghrud Road is used as their main pathway to the capital city.

References

1. Fushenjan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3786183" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
2. "روستاي فوشنجان نيشابور ظرفيت جذب گردشگران خارجي را دارد". Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) (in Persian). 2017-08-20. Retrieved 2022-05-24.
3. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-09-20.
4. According to a tableau made by the city of Nishapur's Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Office (Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism of Iran) in Persian and Turkish on the site of the excavation. The picture of this tableau can be found on Google Maps
5. "خبرگزاری آریا - آغاز کاوش هاي باستان شناسي در نيشابور زادگاه "حاج بکتاش ولي"". aryanews.com (in Persian). Retrieved 2022-05-26.