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Zuzan Persian: زوزن
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 / 34.34667; 59.87028
Country	Iran
Province	Razavi Khorasan
County	Khaf
District	Jolgeh Zuzan
Rural District	Zuzan
Population
• Total	2,677
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
Zuzan at GEOnet Names Server

Zuzan (Persian: زوزن) is a village in, and the capital of, Zuzan Rural District of Jolgeh Zuzan District, Khaf County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. The previous capital of the rural district was the village of Qasemabad, now a city.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 2,183 in 479 households. The following census in 2011 counted 2,585 people in 626 households. 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.

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.

Notable people

• Hamza ibn Ali ibn Ahmad, founding leader of the Druze.
• 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.

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Zūzan; also known as Rūzān and Zozan
2. Formerly Jolgeh Zuzan Rural District

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (2 November 2024). "Zuzan, Khaf County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 2 November 2024.
2. ^ 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.
3. 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".
4. ^ Habibi, Hassan (c. 2024) . 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.
5. Mousavi, Mirhossein (3 November 2014) . 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.
6. Habibi, Hassan (c. 2022) . 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.
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. UNESCO World Heritage Centre 2007.
10. Hendrix & Okeja 2018, p. 11.
11. Bosworth 2001, pp. 578–583.

Sources

• 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 . ABC-CLIO. p. 11. ISBN 978-144084138-5.
• "Zuzan". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. 9 August 2007. Retrieved 14 August 2019.

v t e Razavi Khorasan province
Capital	Mashhad
Counties and cities	Bajestan County Bajestan Yunesi Bakharz County Bakharz Bardaskan County Bardaskan Anabad Shahrabad Chenaran County Chenaran Dargaz County Dargaz Chapeshlu Lotfabad Now Khandan Davarzan County Davarzan Fariman County Fariman Farhadgerd Qalandarabad Sefid Sang Firuzeh County Firuzeh Hemmatabad Golbahar County Shahr Jadid-e Golbahar Golmakan Gonabad County Gonabad Bidokht Kakhk Joghatai County Joghatai Joveyn County Neqab Kalat County Kalat Shahr-e Zow Kashmar County Kashmar Farg Qaleh Khalilabad County Khalilabad Kondor Khoshab County Soltanabad Khaf County Khvaf Nashtifan Qasemabad Salami Sangan Kuhsorkh County Rivash Mahvelat County Feyzabad Shadmehr Mashhad County Mashhad Malekabad Razaviyeh Nishapur County Nishapur Chekneh Darrud Kharv Eshqabad Qadamgah Quchan County Quchan Bajgiran Roshtkhar County Rashtkhvar Jangal Sabzevar County Sabzevar Rud Ab Salehabad County Salehabad Sarakhs County Sarakhs Mazdavand Sheshtamad County Sheshtomad Taybad County Taybad Kariz Mashhad Rizeh Torbat-e Heydarieh County Torbat-e Heydarieh Bayg Kadkan Robat-e Sang Torbat-e Jam County Torbat-e Jam Nasrabad Nilshahr Samiabad-e Arbab Din Mohammad Torqabeh and Shandiz County Torqabeh Shandiz Zaveh County Dowlatabad Zeberkhan County Darrud Kharv Qadamgah
Landmarks	Abbasabad Complex Tomb of Abdolabad Aliabad Tower Amin al-tojar Caravansarai Atashgah Manmade-Cave Atashgah Castle Firuzabad area Firuzabad Tower Goharshad Mosque Haj Soltan Religious School Haji Jalal Mosque Haruniyeh Dome Imam Reza shrine Imamzadeh Hamzeh, Kashmar Imamzadeh Seyed Morteza Jameh Mosque of Kashmar Jameh Mosque of Marandiz Jameh Mosque of Nishapur Jameh Mosque of Sabzevar Karat Minaret Khosrogerd Minaret Kondor Ab anbars Kūh-e Tīr Māhī Mausoleum of Attar of Nishapur Mausoleum of Omar Khayyám Khalilabad Hot Spring Pamenar Mosque, Sabzevar Qanats of Ghasabeh Ribat of Kabudan Ribat of Sharaf Rig castle Shahi Dam Sheikh Ahmad-e Jami mausoleum complex Seyyed Bagher Ab anbar Shadiyakh Sir Cave Tandooreh National Park Tomb of Baba Loghman Tomb of Boghrat Tomb of Ferdowsi Tomb of Hadi Sabzevari Tomb of Hassan Modarres Tomb of Heydar Yaghma Tomb of Kamal-ol-molk Tomb of Khajeh Rabie Tomb of Nader Shah Qal'eh Dokhtar, Kuhsorkh
General	List of cities, towns and villages in Razavi Khorasan Province

v t e Khvaf County
Capital	Khvaf
Districts	Central Cities Khvaf Nashtifan Rural districts and villages Miyan Khvaf (Middle Khvaf) Arzaneh Barakuh Bid Parsi Dasht Fayandar Gorazi Hafizabad Khar Gerd Khvajeh Kojnah Laj Mahabad Mehrabad Tiz Ab Voru Nashtifan Baghcheh Bazguy Boqsani Cheshmeh Mazar Harashi Mohammadabad Neqab Posht-e Sabad Razan Jolgeh Zozan Cities Qasemabad Rural districts and villages Keybar Aliabad Arg-e Qalandar Barkad Jadid Boneyabad Chah Matar Chah-e Gachchi Chah-e Khesht Chah-e Kondeh Chah-e Moseyleh Deh-e Khatib Jadid Ebrahimi Ghazanfari Hamzar Hasanabad Kalateh-ye Lakhi Jadid Kal-e Shur Jadid Khaltabad-e Now Sazi Mehrabad Qatar Gaz Shirgerd Zozan Asadabad Bagh-e Bakhshi Biasabad-e Now Sazi Mahabad-e Jadid Zozan Salami Cities Salami Rural districts and villages Bala Khvaf (Upper Khvaf) Abbasabad Aliabad-e Jadid Chamanabad Fadak Farahabad Hajjiabad Hezarkhusheh Khalilabad Kheyrabad Mazraeh-ye Sheykh Nasrabad Salman Sedeh Seyyedabad Shahrak Sijavand Valiabad Salami Ahmadabad Bandivan Chahar Deh Hasanabad Qaleh-ye Now Razdab Sarab Sangan Cities Sangan Rural districts and villages Bostan Behdadin Boqsani Hoseynabad Karyun Mazhnabad Mohammadabad Nahur Niazabad Pain Khvaf (Lower Khvaf) Barabad Dardavey Garyab

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