Varazqan, Kharvana

Varazqan ورزقان
village
Varazqan
Coordinates: 38°40′28″N 46°06′47″E
Country	Iran
Province	East Azerbaijan
County	Varzaqan
Bakhsh	Kharvana
Rural District	Dizmar-e Markazi
Population  (2006)
• Total	131
Time zone	UTC+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

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.