SABZAWAR, or SUBZAWAR, a town of Persia, in the province of Khorasan, in a wide plain, 65 miles W. of Nishapoor. It is an old place, and was once the residence of an independent monarch, but was afterwards deserted, and its walls have only recently been rebuilt. It is still a very insignificant place, and has a small bazaar. Pop. 4000.