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Varazqan, Kharvana

Coordinates: 38°40′28″N 46°06′47″E / 38.67444°N 46.11306°E / 38.67444; 46.11306
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Varazqan
ورزقان
village
Varazqan is located in Iran
Varazqan
Varazqan
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
 (2006)
 • 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)[1] 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.[2]

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.[3]

References

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  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.