Bazangan Explained

Bazangan
Native Name:Persian: بزنگان
Native Name Lang:fa
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Iran
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Iran
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Razavi Khorasan
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Sarakhs
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Marzdaran
Subdivision Type4:Rural District
Subdivision Name4:Golbibi
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:3440
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30

Bazangan (Persian: بزنگان) is a village in, and the capital of, Golbibi Rural District of Marzdaran District, Sarakhs County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran.[2]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 3,697 in 915 households.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 3,268 people in 946 households.[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 3,440 people in 1,062 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.[5]

Geography

This village is located 90 km southwest of Sarakhs and on the eastern slope of Bazangan mountain which is one of the functions of Sarakhs city and is located 128 km east of Mashhad in a mountainous area. Bazangan mountain is located 4 km south of Qara Dagh mountain and 6 km west and southwest of the village. Its climate is temperate and dry. the historical castle of Bazangan is located In this village.

The origin of the Mervi family is related to their main birthplace, the city of Mervi, which is now part of Turkmenistan. This city was once part of the territory of Iran when it was separated from Iran during the Qajar rule.

Sights and historical areas

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Bazangan, Sarakhs County . . 8 May 2023 . 8 May 2023 . fa.
  2. Web site: Creation and formation of 30 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Mashhad County under Khorasan province . fa . Islamic Parliament Research Center . https://web.archive.org/web/20151222154543/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/109319 . Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers . Mousavi . Mirhossein . 22 December 2015 . 27 December 2023.
  3. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 09 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920095433/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/09.xls . Excel . 20 September 2011.
  4. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 09 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20230120012029/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Razavi-Khorasan.xls . 20 January 2023 . 19 December 2022 . Excel.
  5. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 09 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220402213121/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_09.xlsx . Excel . 2 April 2022.
  6. Web site: 2016-10-27 . روستای بزنگان؛ بزرگ ترین روستای استان خراسان رضوی با غاری شگفت انگیز . 2022-03-09 . کجارو . fa-IR.