Zamand Explained

Official Name:Zamand
Native Name:زمند
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:Iran
Mapsize:150px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Iran
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Razavi Khorasan
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Joghatai
Subdivision Type3:Bakhsh
Subdivision Name3:Central
Subdivision Type4:Rural District
Subdivision Name4:Joghatai
Population As Of:2006
Population Total:1,310
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30
Timezone Dst:IRDT
Utc Offset Dst:+4:30
Coordinates:36.5686°N 57.0764°W

Zamand (Persian: زمند) is a village in Joghatai Rural District, in the Central District of Joghatai County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 1,310, in 320 families. Zamand is a Sarbani Pashtun/Afghan tribe living in Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistani KPK Province. It lives amongst Muhammadzai of Charsadda, Kheshgi, Katani in Dir, Naikzai and Tokhi. The large number of settlements of Pashtuns in Khorasan, or North-Western Iran originate from the reign of the Hotak Dynasty which once ruled Persia.