Mazdavand
City in Razavi Khorasan province, Iran
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Mazdavand (Persian: مزدآوند)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Marzdaran District of Sarakhs County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran.[5] It also serves as the administrative center for Marzdaran Rural District.[6] The village of Mazdavand qwas converted to a city in 2004.[2]
Mazdavand has an important strategic position and is considered as the entrance gate of Sarakhs. Near this village is Mazdavand Cave, which is of strategic importance.[7]
Demographics
Language
Most of the people in this city speak Persian and some others Baluchi and Turkish.[citation needed]
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city population was 1,028 in 248 households.[8] The following census in 2011 counted 1,559 people in 292 households.[9] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 1,241 people in 329 households.[3]
