Zuzan
Zuzan (Persian: زوزن) is a village in, and the capital of, Zuzan Rural District of Jolgeh Zuzan District, Khaf County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. The previous capital of the rural district was Qasemabad.
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 2,183 in 479 households. The following census in 2011 counted 2,585 people in 626 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 2,677 people in 744 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.
Zuzan was the site of an ancient city. The historical city of Zuzan is at a distance of 41 kilometers from the historical city of Khargard, and is like a rectangular onion. Its ancient castle stands in the southern side and the chief mosque- belonging to Khwarazmi period with two-balconied plan- stands in the western side of the city.
This site is on the Iranian tentative list for UNESCO World Heritage nomination.
Notable people
- Hamza ibn Ali ibn Ahmad, founding leader of the Druze.
- Abu Sahl Zawzani, Persian statesman who served as the chief secretary of the Ghaznavids briefly in 1040, and later from 1041 to an unknown date was from Zuzan.
