A version of this article is available in print Volume XVI, Fascicle 6, pp. 591-672 KHORASAN, a historical region with…

i. Historical Geography and History to the Beginning of the 20th Century Nishapur (Nišāpur) was, with Balḵ, Marv and Herat,…

NISHAPUR vi. Archeology The area of the archeological site in Nishapur is situated in a fertile plain belonging to the…

RAY i. ARCHEOLOGY The first Western accounts of Ray (Rayy) were produced by British travelers such as Sir James Morier…