Zavarak, Qazvin

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Zavarak
زوارك
village
Country Iran
ProvinceQazvin
CountyQazvin
BakhshRudbar-e Alamut
Rural DistrictAlamut-e Pain
Population
 (2006)
 • Total176
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

Zavarak (Persian: زوارك, also Romanized as Zavārak)[1] is a village in Alamut-e Pain Rural District, Rudbar-e Alamut District, Qazvin County, Qazvin Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 176, in 57 families.[2]

In The Valley of the Assassins, Zavarak is mentioned by British traveller and explorer Freya Stark as a place she visits during one of her Persian tours in the 1930s. She describes the immediate region in some detail.[3]

References

  1. ^ Zavarak can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3839207" 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. ^ Stark, Freya, The Valley of the Assassins, Modern Library Edition, New York, 2001 (first published in 1934 by John Murray, London)