Kazkan

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]

"Gazgan" redirects here. For the settlement in Uzbekistan, see Gazgan, Uzbekistan.
Kazkan

كازكان
village
Kazkan
Coordinates: 33°23′24″N 60°04′48″E
Country Iran
ProvinceSouth Khorasan
CountyZirkuh
BakhshCentral
Rural DistrictZirkuh
Population
 (2006)
 • Total33
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

References
  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)". Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2011-11-11.
  3. Maps (Map). Google Maps.


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