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Mazdavand Persian: مزدآوند
City
Mazdavand
Coordinates: 36°09′15″N 60°31′44″E / 36.15417°N 60.52889°E / 36.15417; 60.52889
Country	Iran
Province	Razavi Khorasan
County	Sarakhs
District	Marzdaran
Population
• Total	1,241
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
Mazdavand at GEOnet Names Server

Mazdavand (Persian: مزدآوند) is a city in, and the capital of, Marzdaran District of Sarakhs County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. It also serves as the administrative center for Marzdaran Rural District.

Mazdavand has an important strategic position and is considered as the entrance gate of Sarakhs. Near this village is Mazdavand Cave, which is of strategic importance.

Demographics

Language

Most of the people in this city speak Persian and some others Baluchi and Turkish.

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city population was 1,028 in 248 households. The following census in 2011 counted 1,559 people in 292 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 1,241 people in 329 households.

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Formerly, Marzdaran (مرزداران), also romanized as Marzdārān; also known as Mazdarān, Mozdarān, and Mozdūrān

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (4 November 2024). "Mazdavand, Sarakhs County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 4 November 2024.
2. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Razavi Khorasan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Mazdavand can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3075967" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
4. Habibi, Hassan (c. 2015) . Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the divisions of Khorasan province, centered in Mashhad. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Proposal 3223.1.5.53; Approval Letter 3808-907; Notification 84902/T125K. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2024 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.
5. Mousavi, Mirhossein (1 January 2014) . Creation and formation of 30 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Mashhad County under Khorasan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 17020; Notification 90770. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2023 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.
6. "Mazdavand Cave : Custom Object : SummitPost". www.summitpost.org. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
7. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Razavi Khorasan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
8. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Razavi Khorasan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.

v t e Razavi Khorasan province
Capital	Mashhad
Counties and cities	Bajestan County Bajestan Yunesi Bakharz County Bakharz Bardaskan County Bardaskan Anabad Shahrabad Chenaran County Chenaran Dargaz County Dargaz Chapeshlu Lotfabad Now Khandan Davarzan County Davarzan Fariman County Fariman Farhadgerd Qalandarabad Sefid Sang Firuzeh County Firuzeh Hemmatabad Golbahar County Shahr Jadid-e Golbahar Golmakan Gonabad County Gonabad Bidokht Kakhk Joghatai County Joghatai Joveyn County Neqab Kalat County Kalat Shahr-e Zow Kashmar County Kashmar Farg Qaleh Khalilabad County Khalilabad Kondor Khoshab County Soltanabad Khaf County Khvaf Nashtifan Qasemabad Salami Sangan Kuhsorkh County Rivash Mahvelat County Feyzabad Shadmehr Mashhad County Mashhad Malekabad Razaviyeh Nishapur County Nishapur Chekneh Darrud Kharv Eshqabad Qadamgah Quchan County Quchan Bajgiran Roshtkhar County Rashtkhvar Jangal Sabzevar County Sabzevar Rud Ab Salehabad County Salehabad Sarakhs County Sarakhs Mazdavand Sheshtamad County Sheshtomad Taybad County Taybad Kariz Mashhad Rizeh Torbat-e Heydarieh County Torbat-e Heydarieh Bayg Kadkan Robat-e Sang Torbat-e Jam County Torbat-e Jam Nasrabad Nilshahr Samiabad-e Arbab Din Mohammad Torqabeh and Shandiz County Torqabeh Shandiz Zaveh County Dowlatabad Zeberkhan County Darrud Kharv Qadamgah
Landmarks	Abbasabad Complex Tomb of Abdolabad Aliabad Tower Amin al-tojar Caravansarai Atashgah Manmade-Cave Atashgah Castle Firuzabad area Firuzabad Tower Goharshad Mosque Haj Soltan Religious School Haji Jalal Mosque Haruniyeh Dome Imam Reza shrine Imamzadeh Hamzeh, Kashmar Imamzadeh Seyed Morteza Jameh Mosque of Kashmar Jameh Mosque of Marandiz Jameh Mosque of Nishapur Jameh Mosque of Sabzevar Karat Minaret Khosrogerd Minaret Kondor Ab anbars Kūh-e Tīr Māhī Mausoleum of Attar of Nishapur Mausoleum of Omar Khayyám Khalilabad Hot Spring Pamenar Mosque, Sabzevar Qanats of Ghasabeh Ribat of Kabudan Ribat of Sharaf Rig castle Shahi Dam Sheikh Ahmad-e Jami mausoleum complex Seyyed Bagher Ab anbar Shadiyakh Sir Cave Tandooreh National Park Tomb of Baba Loghman Tomb of Boghrat Tomb of Ferdowsi Tomb of Hadi Sabzevari Tomb of Hassan Modarres Tomb of Heydar Yaghma Tomb of Kamal-ol-molk Tomb of Khajeh Rabie Tomb of Nader Shah Qal'eh Dokhtar, Kuhsorkh
General	List of cities, towns and villages in Razavi Khorasan Province

v t e Sarakhs County
Capital	Sarakhs
Districts	Central Cities Sarakhs Rural Districts and villages Khangiran Ab Mal Chaleh Zard Cheshmeh Shur Daq-e Bohlul Eslam Qaleh Golzar Gonbadli Kalateh-ye Allah Nazar Now Bonyad-e Gonbadli Qatar Chah Sarakhs Ebrahimabad Frontier Battalion Kandakli Latifabad Qush-e Alijan Qush-e Chaker Qush-e Khazai Qush-e Kohneh Tam-e Mirza Hasan Tam-e Mokhtar Tam-e Rasul Tappeh-ye Mir Ahmad Yas Tappeh Tajan Asefabad Dowlatabad Kachuli Kalateh-ye Morrehi Nowruzabad Qaleh Qassab Qasemabad Qush-e Azim Qush-e Sarbuzi Samadabad Sangar Shir Tappeh Marzdaran Cities Mazdavand Rural Districts and villages Golbibi Abderaz Bazangan Bid Sukhteh Chenar Sukhteh Derakht-e Bid-e Olya Derakht-e Bid-e Sofla Ertinj Jahangir-e Olya Kalateh-ye Avaz Karizak Qerqereh Yekkeh Bid Zallughal Marzdaran Aqdarband Coal Mine Bagh Baghu Baghak Chakudar Darband-e Olya Darband-e Sofla Padehha Pol Gazi Qarah Qeytan Rahmatabad Shurloq Pol Khatun Deraz Ab Hajji Madad Kalateh-ye Keyani Kalateh-ye Sahebdad Khodadad Padali Pas Kamar Qarah Sangi Sadrabad Shakrallah Shalghami-ye Olya Shalghami-ye Sofla Shur Ab-e Olya Shur Ab-e Sofla Shur Ab-e Vosta Shuricheh-ye Olya Shuricheh-ye Sofla

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