Mud, Iran
Mud (Persian: مود, also Romanized as Mūd and Moud and Mood; also known as Mood Nahar Khan and Mūd-e Dahanāb) is a city in, and the capital of, Mud District of Sarbisheh County, South Khorasan province, Iran. Prior to the separation of the province from the former Khorasan province, Mud was a borough of today's provincial capital, Birjand. At the 2006 census, its population was 2,451 in 695 households. The following census in 2011 counted 3,067 people in 910 households. The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 3,477 people in 1,061 households. Archaeologists excavating in the southern historical town of Moud in South Khorasan province have unearthed ancient earthenware dating back to the Parthian dynastic era (248 BCE-224 CE). Excavations were conducted on an ancient mound located near the city of Birjand. Numerous historical artifacts dating back from the pre-historic eras up to the Safavid dynasty were found at the site. The last prince of Birjand was Shah Seyyed Ali Kazemi who came from Moud (where most people were related with him), a relative of the emperor Shah Reza Pahlavi and the Prime minister Asadollah Alam. The area is known for Moud blankets and carpets that have normally a curvilinear design with a sun flower shaped picture in the center. The production of such carpets is usually high-quality. These carpets are made of wool or cotton. They attained their valuation by the decree of the Persian Safavid emperor Shah Abbas I, who not only arranged the building of the fortresses in this region, but also retained the original Persian design styles and knot techniques. Notables from Mud

Shah Seyyed Ali Kazemi (born in Mud, †1984 in Birjand), last tribal leader of Muod and Birjand at the beginning of the Pahlavi dynasty 
Kazem Motamadnedjad (born in Mud), communication scientist 
Mahdi Balali-Mood (born in Mud), Medical Toxicologist
Marcel Kasemi, crown prince

References

External links

 http://moodcity.ir - Moodcity News Web
General touristic Information centers

Sarbisheh County
Cities in South Khorasan Province
Populated places in Sarbisheh County