Mazdavand
Persian: مزدآوند | |
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City | |
Coordinates: 36°09′21″N 60°31′45″E / 36.15583°N 60.52917°E [1] | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | Razavi Khorasan |
County | Sarakhs |
District | Marzdaran |
Population (2016)
[2] | |
• Total | 1,241 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 ( IRST) |
Mazdavand at GEOnet Names Server |
Mazdavand ( Persian: مزدآوند) [a] is a city in, and the capital of, Marzdaran District of Sarakhs County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. [4] It also serves as the administrative center for Marzdaran Rural District. [5]
Mazdavand has an important strategic position and is considered as the entrance gate of Sarakhs. Near this village is Mazdavand Cave, which is of strategic importance. [6]
Most of the people in this city speak Persian and some others Baluchi and Turkish.[ citation needed]
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city population was 1,028 in 248 households. [7] The following census in 2011 counted 1,559 people in 292 households. [8] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 1,241 people in 329 households. [2]
Mazdavand
Persian: مزدآوند | |
---|---|
City | |
Coordinates: 36°09′21″N 60°31′45″E / 36.15583°N 60.52917°E [1] | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | Razavi Khorasan |
County | Sarakhs |
District | Marzdaran |
Population (2016)
[2] | |
• Total | 1,241 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 ( IRST) |
Mazdavand at GEOnet Names Server |
Mazdavand ( Persian: مزدآوند) [a] is a city in, and the capital of, Marzdaran District of Sarakhs County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. [4] It also serves as the administrative center for Marzdaran Rural District. [5]
Mazdavand has an important strategic position and is considered as the entrance gate of Sarakhs. Near this village is Mazdavand Cave, which is of strategic importance. [6]
Most of the people in this city speak Persian and some others Baluchi and Turkish.[ citation needed]
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city population was 1,028 in 248 households. [7] The following census in 2011 counted 1,559 people in 292 households. [8] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 1,241 people in 329 households. [2]