Zozan
Sign in to saveZuzan () is a village in, and the capital of, Zuzan Rural District in Jolgeh Zuzan District of Khaf County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. The previous capital of the rural district was the village of Qasemabad, now a city.
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- Locality
- دهستان زوزن
- Region
- استان خراسان رضوی
- Country
- ایران
- Population
- 0
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Key facts
- Settlement.utc_offset
- +3:30
- Settlement.official_name
- Zuzan
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Historical-Village-of-Zuzan.jpg
- Settlement.caption
- Historical village of Zuzan and Zuzan Mosque (1980)
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Village
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Iran
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Iran
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Razavi Khorasan
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- County
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Khaf
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Jolgeh Zuzan
- Settlement.subdivision_type4
- Rural District
- Settlement.subdivision_name4
- Zuzan
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2016
- Settlement.population_total
- 2677
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- cultural property
- Country
- Iran
- Located in
- Zozan Rural District
- Population
- 2677
- Elevation
- 773
- Image
- ZuzanHistoricalVillage2.jpg
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- heritage designation
- Tentative World Heritage Site
- directions
- آبادی زوزن
- Commons category
- Zozan
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- History
- Zuzan Madrasa
- Demographics
- Population
- Notable people
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Sources
Zuzan () is a village in, and the capital of, Zuzan Rural District in Jolgeh Zuzan District of Khaf County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. The previous capital of the rural district was the village of Qasemabad, now a city.
==History== The earliest artifacts of Zuzan date back to the 4th century. Zuzan was the site of a medieval city, flourishing most notably during the reign of the Khwarazmian Empire. Zuzan was at a distance of other major medieval metropolises such as Khargerd, Nishapur, Herat, Jam, and Merv.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Zozan” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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