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Zozan (Persian: زوزن; also Romanized as Zūzan and Rūzān)[1] is a village in Jolgeh Zozan District, Khaf County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 2,183, in 479 families.[2]
Zozan
زوزن | |
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village | |
 Historical village of Zuzan and Zuzan Mosque (1980) | |
  Zozan | |
| Coordinates: 34°21′07″N 59°52′17″E | |
| Country |  Iran |
| Province | Razavi Khorasan |
| County | Khaf |
| Bakhsh | Jolgeh Zozan |
| Rural District | Zozan |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 2,183 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+4:30 (IRDT) |
| Zozan at GEOnet Names Server | |
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.[3]
Notable people
- Hamza ibn Ali ibn Ahmad, founding leader of the Druze.[4]
- 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.[5]
Citations
- 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".
- "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 11 November 2011.
- UNESCO World Heritage Centre 2007.
- Hendrix & Okeja 2018, p. 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 [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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