Mazdavand

Mazdavand
Persian: مزدآوند
City
Mazdavand is located in Iran
Mazdavand
Mazdavand
Location within Iran
Coordinates: 36°09′15″N 60°31′44″E / 36.15417°N 60.52889°E / 36.15417; 60.52889
CountryIran
ProvinceRazavi Khorasan
CountySarakhs
DistrictMarzdaran
Established as a city2004
Population
 (2016)
 • Total
1,241
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Mazdavand at GEOnet Names Server

Mazdavand (Persian: مزدآوند) is a city in, and the capital of, Marzdaran District in Sarakhs County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. It also serves as the administrative center for Marzdaran Rural District. The village of Mazdavand was converted to a city in 2004.

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.

Demographics

Language

Most of the people in this city speak Persian and some others Baluchi and Turkish.[citation needed]

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city population was 1,028 in 248 households. The following census in 2011 counted 1,559 people in 292 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 1,241 people in 329 households.

See also

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Notes

  1. ↑ Formerly, Marzdaran (مرزداران), also romanized as Marzdārān; also known as Mazdarān, Mozdarān, and Mozdūrān

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (4 November 2024). "مزداوند [Mazdavand], Mazdavand, دهستان مرزداران, بخش مرزداران [Marzdaran Rural District, Marzdaran District], Sarakhs County, Razavi Khorasan, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  2. ↑ "5G3H+MH6 Mazdavand, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 27 March 2026.
  3. 1 2 Aref, Mohammad Reza (6 June 2004) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1383.3.17 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. شناخته شدن روستاهای مزدآوند، سلامی‌، جنگل در استان خراسان به عنوان شهرهای مزدآوند، سلامی و جنگل [‌Recognition of the villages of Mazdavand, Salami, and Jangal in Khorasan province as the cities of Mazdavand, Salami, and Jangal]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 1.4.42.27620. Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
  4. 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان خراسان رضوی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Razavi Khorasan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  5. ↑ Mazdavand at GEOnet Names Server
  6. ↑ Habibi, Hassan (12 September 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369.6.21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ‌تصویب سازمان و سلسله تابعیت عناصر و واحدهای تقسیمات کشوی استان خراسان به مرکزیت شهر مشهد [‌Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the divisions of Khorasan province, centered in Mashhad]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. 84902ت125ک [84902T125K]. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
  7. ↑ Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (16 March 1986) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1364/12/25 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تشکیل تعداد 30 دهستان شامل روستاها مزارع و مکانها در شهرستان مشهد تابعه استان خراسان [‌Creation and formation of 30 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Mashhad County under Khorasan province]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 17020. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
  8. ↑ "Mazdavand Cave : Custom Object : SummitPost". www.summitpost.org. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  9. ↑ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان خراسان رضوی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Razavi Khorasan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  10. ↑ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان خراسان رضوی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Razavi Khorasan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.