Nishapur

[ nee-shah-poor ]

noun

1. a town in NE Iran: the birthplace of Omar Khayyám.

Nishapur

/ ˌniːʃɑːˈpʊə /

noun

1. a town in NE Iran, at an altitude of 1195 m (3920 ft): birthplace and burial place of Omar Khayyám. Pop: 208 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

To this day, the color of Nishapur turquoise serves as the global standard against which all other turquoise is judged.

From Los Angeles Times

For thousands of years, from empire to empire, from even before Islam came to Iran, it’s been mined outside of Mashhad, in the neighboring Nishapur, where some of Iran’s most beloved classical poets are buried.

From Los Angeles Times

For thousands of years, from empire to empire, from even before Islam came to Iran, it’s been mined outside of Mashhad, in the neighboring Nishapur, where some of Iran’s most beloved classical poets are buried.

From Los Angeles Times

To this day, the color of Nishapur turquoise serves as the global standard against which all other turquoise is judged.

From Los Angeles Times

They said it might also scuttle their hoped-for archaeological surveys and excavations in partnership with Iraq and Iran, and a joint publication project on Nishapur with Iran.

From New York Times