Zozan
Zozan
Village in Razavi Khorasan province, Iran
Zozan (Persian: زوزن; also Romanized as Zūzan and Rūzān)[3] is a village in, and the capital of, Zozan Rural District of Jolgeh Zozan District, Khaf County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. The previous capital of the rural district was Qasemabad.[4]
At the 2006 National Census, its population was 2,183 in 479 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 2,585 people in 626 households.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 2,677 people in 744 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.[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.[7]