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Village in East Azerbaijan, Iran
Varazqan ورزقان
village
Varazqan is located in IranVarazqanVarazqan
Coordinates: 38°40′28″N 46°06′47″E / 38.67444°N 46.11306°E / 38.67444; 46.11306
Country Iran
ProvinceEast Azerbaijan
CountyVarzaqan
BakhshKharvana
Rural DistrictDizmar-e Markazi
Population
 • Total131
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

Varazqan (Persian: ورزقان, also Romanized as Varazqān, Varezqān, and Verazqān; also known as Varzagān, Varzaghan Dezmar, Varzaqān, and Verazgan) is a village in Dizmar-e Markazi Rural District, Kharvana District, Varzaqan County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 131, in 34 families.

In May 2024, a helicopter en route to Tabriz carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian crashed in Varazqan. No passengers survived.

References

  1. Varazqan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3088234" 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. Hafezi, Parisa; Mohamed, Yomna; Ehab, Yomna (2024-05-20). "Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, hardline ally of Khamenei, killed in helicopter crash". Reuters. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
Iran Varzaqan County
Capital
Districts
Central
Cities
Rural Districts
and villages
Bakrabad
Ozomdel-e Jonubi
(South Ozomdel)
Ozomdel-e Shomali
(North Ozomdel)
Sina
Kharvana
Cities
Rural Districts
and villages
Arzil
Dizmar-e Markazi
(Central Dizmar)
Jushin
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