Varazqan, Kharvana Explained

Official Name:Varazqan
Native Name:ورزقان
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:Kharvana
Subdivision Type4:Rural District
Subdivision Name4:Dizmar-e Markazi
Population As Of:2006
Population Total:131
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30
Timezone Dst:IRDT
Utc Offset Dst:+4:30
Coordinates:38.6744°N 46.1131°W

Varazqan (Persian: ورزقان, also Romanized as Varazqān, Varezqān, and Verazqān; also known as Varzagān, Varzaghan Dezmar, Varzaqān, and Verazgan) is a village in Dizmar-e Markazi Rural District, Kharvana District, Varzaqan County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 131, in 34 families.

In May 2024, a helicopter en route to Tabriz carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian crashed in Varazqan. No passengers survived.[1]

Notes and References

  1. News: Hafezi . Parisa . Mohamed . Yomna . Ehab . Yomna . 2024-05-20 . Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, hardline ally of Khamenei, killed in helicopter crash . 2024-06-03 . Reuters.