Baghan, North Khorasan

Baghan (Persian: باغان, also Romanized as Bāghān, Bāghīn, and Bāqān)[1] is a village in Howmeh Rural District, in the Central District of Shirvan County, North Khorasan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 528, in 161 families.[2] Baghan was near the epicenter of the 1929 Kopet Dag earthquake.

Baghan

باغان
village
Baghan
Coordinates: 37°27′13″N 58°03′39″E
Country Iran
ProvinceNorth Khorasan
CountyShirvan
BakhshCentral
Rural DistrictHowmeh
Population
 (2006)
  Total528
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
  Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

References

  1. Baghan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3054511" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2011-11-11.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.