Tahqiqāt-e Târix-e Eqtesâdi (Economic History Studies of Iran)

Torbat Heydarieh earthquake in 1302: consequences and reactions

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mohammad hassan pourghanbar

Phd in History from Shahid Beheshti university and Researcher at Institute for Iranian Contemporary Historical

https://doi.org/10.30465/sehs.2019.4083
Abstract
In this article, one of the natural disasters will be considered, which occurred during a contemporary period in one of regions of Iran, an earthquake that rocked Torbat Heydarieh in eastern Iran in the spring of 1302. In this regard, there are two main goals: The consequences and effects of this earthquake in terms of social and economic, also, the performance and reaction of governmental and non-governmental institutions towards this unpleasant event both inside and outside the country.As these two main topics will be addressed  with the qualitative approach based on the data of journals, archival documents, Through descriptive-analytical method. The findings indicate that this incident was one of the most horrific natural disasters in contemporary Iranian history, Apart from the fact that, like all of its homosexual disasters, it has resulted in harmful consequences from the point of view of mortality, psychological damage and property damage, It also revealed some cultural problems in society. However, on the other hand, one cannot ignore altruistic views and a sense of responsibility towards the victims of this earthquake inside and outside Iran during that time.

Keywords

Iran
Torbat Heydariyeh
earthquake
consequences
reactions
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  • Receive Date 04 January 2019
  • Revise Date 09 May 2019
  • Accept Date 11 June 2019

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