Zuzan (Persian: زوزن)[a] is a village in, and the capital of, Zuzan Rural District[b] of Jolgeh Zuzan District, Khaf County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran.[4] The previous capital of the rural district was the village of Qasemabad,[5] now a city.[6]
Zuzan
Persian: زوزن | |
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Village | |
 Historical village of Zuzan and Zuzan Mosque (1980) | |
  Zuzan | |
| Coordinates: 34°20′48″N 59°52′13″E / 34.34667°N 59.87028°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Razavi Khorasan |
| County | Khaf |
| District | Jolgeh Zuzan |
| Rural District | Zuzan |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,677 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| Zuzan at GEOnet Names Server | |
Demographics
editPopulation
editAt the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 2,183 in 479 households.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 2,585 people in 626 households.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 2,677 people in 744 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.[2]
Zuzan was the site of an ancient city. The historical city of Zuzan is at a distance of 41 kilometers from the historical city of Khargard, and is like a rectangular onion. Its ancient castle stands in the southern side and the chief mosque- belonging to Khwarazmi period with two-balconied plan- stands in the western side of the city.
This site is on the Iranian tentative list for UNESCO World Heritage nomination.[9]
Notable people
edit- Hamza ibn Ali ibn Ahmad, founding leader of the Druze.[10]
- Abu Sahl Zawzani, Persian statesman who served as the chief secretary of the Ghaznavids briefly in 1040, and later from 1041 to an unknown date was from Zuzan.[11]
See also
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Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (2 November 2024). "Zuzan, Khaf County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ a b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Razavi Khorasan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ Zuzan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3089621" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
- ^ a b Habibi, Hassan (c. 2024) [Approved 2 April 1372]. Approval letter regarding reforms in Khorasan province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Council. Archived from the original on 7 January 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2024 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
- ^ Mousavi, Mirhossein (3 November 2014) [Approved 10 April 1366]. Creation and establishment of 20 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Torbat-e Heydarieh County under Khorasan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Notification 194/T660. Archived from the original on 25 October 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2024 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.
- ^ Habibi, Hassan (c. 2022) [Approved 3 August 1379]. Letter of approval regarding the recognition of 100 villages in the center of the district as cities. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 2341/42/1/4; Notification 5453/T21162H. Archived from the original on 14 April 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2024 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
- ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Razavi Khorasan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Razavi Khorasan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
- ^ UNESCO World Heritage Centre 2007.
- ^ Hendrix & Okeja 2018, p. 11.
- ^ Bosworth 2001, pp. 578–583.
Sources
edit- Bosworth, C. Edmund (2001). "GHAZNAVIDS". Encyclopaedia Iranica. Vol. X, Fasc. 6. pp. 578–583.
- Hendrix, Scott; Okeja, Uchenna, eds. (2018). The World's Greatest Religious Leaders: How Religious Figures Helped Shape World History [2 volumes]. ABC-CLIO. p. 11. ISBN 978-144084138-5.
- "Zuzan". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. 9 August 2007. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
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