Zozan

Zozan

زوزن
Zozan زوزن
village
	Historical village of Zuzan and Zuzan Mosque (1980)
	Zozan
	Coordinates: 34°21′07″N 59°52′17″E / 34.35194°N 59.87139°ECoordinates: 34°21′07″N 59°52′17″E / 34.35194°N 59.87139°E
Country	Iran
Province	Razavi Khorasan
County	Khaf
Bakhsh	Jolgeh Zozan
Rural District	Zozan
Population (2006)
• Total	2,183
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+4:30 (IRDT)
	Zozan at GEOnet Names Server

Zozan (Persian: زوزن‎; also Romanized as Zūzan and Rūzān)^[1] is a village in Jolgeh Zozan District, Khaf County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 2,183, in 479 families.^[2]

Zozan was the site of an ancient city. The historical city of Zozan (Zawzan) is located at a distance of 41 kilometers to 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.^[3]

Notable people[]

Hamza ibn Ali ibn Ahmad, founding leader of the Druze.^[4]
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 Zozan.^[5]

References[]

^ Zozan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3089621" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-11-11.
^ Centre, UNESCO World Heritage. "Zozan". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
^ Hendrix, Scott; Okeja, Uchenna, eds. (2018). The World's Greatest Religious Leaders: How Religious Figures Helped Shape World History [2 volumes]. ABC-CLIO. p. 11. ISBN 978-1440841385.
^ Bosworth 2001, pp. 578–583.

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[1] Zozan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3089621" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".

[2] "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-11-11.

[3] Centre, UNESCO World Heritage. "Zozan". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved August 14, 2019.

[4] Hendrix, Scott; Okeja, Uchenna, eds. (2018). The World's Greatest Religious Leaders: How Religious Figures Helped Shape World History [2 volumes]. ABC-CLIO. p. 11. ISBN 978-1440841385.

[FOOTNOTEBosworth2001578–583-5] Bosworth 2001, pp. 578–583.

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