(Redirected from Tus)'Toos' (توس or طوس in
Persian) also known as 'Tous' or 'Tus', is an ancient city in the
Iranian
province of
Razavi Khorasan.
The city was vanquished by
Genghis Khan's Mongol conquest in 1220.
Some notable figures in the history of Iran who were born in Toos include:
Geber,
Ferdowsi,
Asadi Tusi,
Nizam al-Mulk,
Al-Ghazali, and
Nasir al-Din al-Tusi.
Caliph
Harun al-Rashid is said to be buried in Tus.