Baghan, North Khorasan Explained

Official Name:Baghan
Native Name:باغان
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:Iran
Mapsize:150px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:North Khorasan
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Shirvan
Subdivision Type3:Bakhsh
Subdivision Name3:Central
Subdivision Type4:Rural District
Subdivision Name4:Howmeh
Population As Of:2006
Population Total:528
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30
Timezone Dst:IRDT
Utc Offset Dst:+4:30
Coordinates:37.4536°N 58.0608°W

Baghan (Persian: باغان, also Romanized as Bāghān, Bāghīn, and Bāqān) is a village in Howmeh Rural District, in the Central District of Shirvan County, North Khorasan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 528, in 161 families. Baghan was near the epicenter of the 1929 Kopet Dag earthquake.