a town of Persia, in the province of Khorassan. It is supposed to have been the ancient Hecatompylos, for some time the metropolis of the Parthian empire. It is the chief town of a district of the same name, situated in a spacious plain, famous for a victory gained by Nadir Shah over the Afghans. Long. 53° 36'. E. Lat. 35° 50'. N.