Kazkan (Persian: كازكان, also Romanized as Kāzkān and Gāzgān; also known as Kāzgūn and Qal‘eh Khājgau)[1] is a village in Zirkuh Rural District, Central District, Zirkuh County, South Khorasan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 33, in 10 families.[2] It is an isolated village in the desert, north of Manvand and Gomenj and west of Dezg-e Bala, but has a small green area under cultivation to provide for the villagers.[3]

Kazkan
كازكان
village
Kazkan is located in Iran
Kazkan
Kazkan
Coordinates: 33°23′24″N 60°04′48″E / 33.39000°N 60.08000°E / 33.39000; 60.08000
Country Iran
ProvinceSouth Khorasan
CountyZirkuh
BakhshCentral
Rural DistrictZirkuh
Population
 (2006)
 • Total
33
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

References

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  1. ^ Kazkan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3070133" 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 2011-09-20.
  3. ^ Maps (Map). Google Maps.