Zozan

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]

For the administrative subdivision, see Zozan Rural District.
Zozan

زوزن
village
Historical village of Zuzan and Zuzan Mosque (1980)
Zozan
Coordinates: 34°21′07″N 59°52′17″E
Country Iran
ProvinceRazavi Khorasan
CountyKhaf
BakhshJolgeh Zozan
Rural DistrictZozan
Population
 (2006)
 • Total2,183
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)
Zozan at GEOnet Names Server

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]
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References
  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)". Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) 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.
  5. Bosworth 2001, pp. 578-583.
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