Mazdab

Mazdab
Persian: مزداب
Village
Mazdab is located in Iran
Mazdab
Mazdab
Location within Iran
Coordinates: 33°14′39″N 59°22′31″E / 33.24417°N 59.37528°E / 33.24417; 59.37528[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceSouth Khorasan
CountyBirjand
DistrictCentral
Rural DistrictAlqurat
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
356
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Mazdab (Persian: مزداب)[a] is a village in Alqurat Rural District[4] of the Central District in Birjand County, South Khorasan province, Iran.

It is located on the northern part of Birjand, between Birjand and Qaen. The distance from Birjand is 75 km on the way passing from Arian Shahr and to Qaen is 70 km. It is bordered to the southeast by Asu, to the west by Khong, to the north by Mahmooi, to the northeast by Gazar.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 548 in 180 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 459 people in 172 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 356 people in 144 households.[2]

Agriculture

Like most of the neighbor villages, the main agricultural product of Mazdab is Zereshk. It is exported mainly to Tehran and Mashhad. However, some other products like jujube, grape, pistachio, apricot, apple quince, pear, etc. are produced in a limited volume and just for internal usage in some parts of the village.

Industry

The main industry from old times is hand made carpet. There are also some working places for Zereshk packing. Moreover, there is also an industrial place for poultry making.

See also

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Notes

  1. ↑ Also romanized as Mazdāb[3]

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (6 April 2026). "مزداب, دهستان القورات [Mazdab, Alqurat Rural District], Birjand County Central District, Birjand County, South Khorasan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 6 April 2026.
  2. 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان خراسان جنوبی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: South Khorasan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ↑ Mazdab at GEOnet Names Server
  4. ↑ Habibi, Hassan (16 May 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369/02/26 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب اصلاحاتی در دهستانهای استان خراسان [‌Approval of reforms in the rural districts of Khorasan province]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 14034.1.5.53. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
  5. ↑ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان خراسان جنوبی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: South Khorasan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. ↑ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان خراسان جنوبی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: South Khorasan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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