Zozan (Persian: زوزن; also Romanized as Zūzan and Rūzān)[3] is a village in, and the capital of, Zozan Rural District of Jolgeh Zozan District, Khaf County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. The previous capital of the rural district was Qasemabad.[4]
Zozan
Persian: زوزن | |
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Village | |
 Historical village of Zuzan and Zuzan Mosque (1980) | |
  Zozan | |
| 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 Zozan |
| Rural District | Zozan |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,677 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| Zozan at GEOnet Names Server | |
At the 2006 National Census, its population was 2,183 in 479 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 2,585 people in 626 households.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 2,677 people in 744 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.[2]
Zozan was the site of an ancient city. The historical city of Zozan (Zawzan) is located at a distance of 41 kilometers to 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.[7]
Notable people edit
- Hamza ibn Ali ibn Ahmad, founding leader of the Druze.[8]
- 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 Zozan.[9]
References edit
- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (2 May 2023). "Zozan, Khaf County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 09. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ Zozan 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".
- ^ Habibi, Hassan. "Approval letter regarding reforms in Khorasan province". Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Council. Archived from the original on 7 January 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
- ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 09. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 09. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ 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.
- "Zozan". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. 9 August 2007. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
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