Uzi, Varzaqan
Village in East Azerbaijan, Iran
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Uzi (Persian: اوزی, also Romanized as Ūzī; also known as Yuzi)[1] is a village in Bakrabad Rural District, in the Central District of Varzaqan County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 161, in 32 families.[2]
Uzi
اوزی | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Uzi Location within Iran | |
| Coordinates: 38°43′51″N 46°40′22″E | |
| Country |  Iran |
| Province | East Azerbaijan |
| County | Varzaqan |
| Bakhsh | Central |
| Rural District | Bakrabad |
| Population (2006) | |
• Total | 161 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
On May 19, 2024, Ebrahim Raisi, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Malek Rahmati and Mohammad Ali Ale-Hashem were killed near this village after the presidential helicopter crashed in a forested area 2 kilometers south-west of Uzi.[3]
