Zozan
Zozan (Persian: زوزن; also Romanized as Zūzan and Rūzān) is a village in, and the capital of, Zozan Rural District of Jolgeh Zozan District, Khaf County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran.
Zozan
Persian: زوزن | |
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Village | |
Historical village of Zuzan and Zuzan Mosque (1980) | |
Zozan | |
| Coordinates: 34°20′48″N 59°52′13″E | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Razavi Khorasan |
| County | Khaf |
| District | Jolgeh Zozan |
| Rural District | Zozan |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 2,677 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| Zozan at GEOnet Names Server | |
At the 2006 National Census, its population was 2,183 in 479 households. The following census in 2011 counted 2,585 people in 626 households. The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 2,677 people in 744 households; it was the largest village in its rural district.
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.