Uzi, Varzaqan Explained

Official Name:Uzi
Native Name:اوزی
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:Iran
Mapsize:150px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:East Azerbaijan
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Varzaqan
Subdivision Type3:Bakhsh
Subdivision Name3:Central
Subdivision Type4:Rural District
Subdivision Name4:Bakrabad
Population As Of:2006
Population Total:161
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30
Coordinates:38.7308°N 46.6728°W

Uzi (fa|اوزی, also Romanized as Ūzī; also known as Yuzi) is a village in Bakrabad Rural District, in the Central District of Varzaqan County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 161, in 32 families.

On May 19, 2024, Ebrahim Raisi, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Malek Rahmati and Mohammad Ali Ale-Hashem were killed in this village after the 2024 Varzaqan helicopter crash crashed into Uzi.[1]

Notes and References

  1. News: Mahmoodi . Negar . Moshtaghian . Artemis . Qiblawi . Tamara . Tanno . Sophie . Rogan . Helen . Picheta . Rob . 20 May 2024 . Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and foreign minister confirmed dead in helicopter crash . 22 May 2024 . CNN.