Bezenjan
Persian: بزنجان
City
Bezenjan is located in Iran
Bezenjan
Bezenjan
Coordinates: 29°14′59″N 56°41′59″E / 29.24972°N 56.69972°E / 29.24972; 56.69972[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceKerman
CountyBaft
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total4,517
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Bezenjan (Persian: بزنجان, also romanized as Bezenjān; also known as Bezenjānī, Bīzenjān, Bizinjān, and Now Bezenjān)[3] is a city in the Central District of Baft County, Kerman province, Iran.

At the 2006 census, its population was 4,417 in 1,112 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 4,034 people in 1,129 households.[5] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 4,517 people in 1,444 households.[2]

Geography

Bezenjan is a mountainous city and one of the highest cities in Iran. It has a rich historical background in Baft County, Kerman province (the largest province of Iran). The distance to the city of Baft is 8km and 151km to the Kerman metropolis. The city is bounded on the north by Kiskan Rural District, on the east by Rabor and Javaran Rural Districts, on the south and southwest by Dashtab Rural District, and on the west by Dashtab and Fathabad Rural Districts.

History

It is possible that the city dates back to ancient times B and early fifth century BC. Therefore, Bezenjan is one of the areas with an ancient history. The people of this city have the closest genetic closeness with the eastern Aryans of Iran and are of Aryan descent who entered these areas from the east. First, Amirkabir, Tehran, 1989, p. 248) (Geography of Kerman, p. 248) (Historical geography of Baft and Rabar, 1390, p. 63)

Development of Bezenjan started years ago, when Mohamad Naseri instituted the first school there.

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (25 June 2023). "Bezenjan, Baft County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 08. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ↑ Bezenjan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "142239" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 08. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  5. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 08. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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