Khaaf is one of the cities of khorasan Razavi Province and its center is Khaaf town which is located in the southwest 250 kilometers far from Mashhad. Sangan, Nashtifan, Ghasemabad and Salami are other towns of Khaaf. Khaaf had been regarded as one of five districts of Torbat-jam until 1368 after that, this city became a separate city in the country divisions. This city with four districts which consist of Central (Markazi), Sangan,  Jolge- Zuzan and Salami has the population about more than 110 thousand persons in the eastern border of Iran and it has about 123 kilometers common border with Afghanistan. This city is restricted to Roshtkhar from north, to Gonabad from west, to Gaenat from south and to Taybad and Afghanistan from east. The history of Khaaf mingles with that of Torbat-heydarieh and historical monuments exist from the 7th century AH.

Khaaf was known as "Ruy" or "Rud"(Means River) in the past, perhaps because many rivers are flowing around the city. Khaaf is the other name of ((Beh Afarid)), the son of Farvardin month which is said he rose to innovate Zoroaster religion and founded a city which the name of this city is come from his name. In the past, the people of Khaaf were dependant too much on Zoroaster religion and by entrance of Islam to IranIndia and built a city as the memory of Sangan (a town of Khaaf )by the name of Sanjan in Gujarat they kept their connection to Zoroaster religion and they immigrated to

 

Row	Name of Attraction	Type of Attraction
1	Salami Dam	Recreational
2	Salami Palace	Historical -Park
3	Khajeh yar Tomb	Religious -Recreational
4	Tangal finder (Rubarb and Natural Perspectives)	Natural
5	Ziarat Inn	Historical-Cultural
6	Khargerd village(Ghiasieh School)	Historical-Cultural
7	Barabad Village	Historical-Cultural
8	Nashtifan Windmills	Historical-Cultural
9	Razdab Waterfall and Heights	Natural
10	Malek Zuzan Mosque	Historical-Cultural
11	‌Zeinabad Mosque	Historical-Cultural
12	Historical Complex of Sangan Village	Historical-Cultural
13	Khaf Mosque	Historical-Cultural
14	Sadeh Dam	Recreational
15	Pir-e-Haseh	Religious -Natural

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