Zagh Marz

Zagh Marz
Persian: زاغمرز
Village
View of Neka power plant from Lapoo wetland near the village of Zagh Marz
View of Neka power plant from Lapoo wetland near the village of Zagh Marz
Zagh Marz is located in Iran
Zagh Marz
Zagh Marz
Coordinates: 36°48′16″N 53°18′08″E / 36.80444°N 53.30222°E / 36.80444; 53.30222[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceMazandaran
CountyBehshahr
DistrictCentral
Rural DistrictMiyan Kaleh
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
5,932
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Zagh Marz (Persian: زاغمرز)[a] is a village in, and the capital of, Miyan Kaleh Rural District[4] in the Central District of Behshahr County, Mazandaran province, Iran.

Demographics

Ethnicity

In recent years[when?], various ethnic groups have migrated to Zagh Marz and its suburbs. However, the vast majority of Zagh Marz and the Abdolmaleki Chahar Galeh area are members of the Abdolmaleki tribe who are Kurds in origin and settled in this area uninhabited and invaded by the Turkmen nearly two centuries ago.[citation needed]

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 5,830 in 1,521 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 5,376 people in 1,641 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 5,932 people in 1,902 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.[2]

Economy

Zaghmarz Map

Due to the presence of Sadra Company, Amirabad Port, Shahid Salimi Neka Power Plant, National Iranian Oil Company and Miankaleh Peninsula and Wildlife Sanctuary, this village is touristic, as well as the economic and commercial hub of East and a gateway to Central Asian countries, Russia and Northern Europe.[citation needed]

Agriculture

Zagh Marz is famous in Iran for its rice, watermelon and citrus fruits.[7][8]

Main sights

Lapoo Zaghmarz Wetland and abbandan is located north of Zagh Marz. Every year, many birds migrate to Iran to escape the cold of the winter season in the northern regions such as Siberia. Lapoo wetland is one of the important wetlands of the country and is home to a large number of birds every year and is known as an important habitat for water and land birds.[9]

See also

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Notes

  1. ^ Also romanized as Zāgh Marz and Zaghemarz[3]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (20 October 2024). "Zaghmarz, دهستان میان کاله, بخش مرکزی شهرستان بهشهر [Miyan Kaleh Rural District, Central District of Behshahr County], Behshahr County, Mazandaran Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  2. ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان مازندران [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Mazandaran Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Zagh Marz can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "53273" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (22 April 1987) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1366/02/02 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تشکیل تعداد 10 دهستان شامل روستاها، مزارع و مکانها در شهرستان بهشهر تابع استان مازندران [‌Creation and establishment of 10 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Behshahr County under Mazandaran province]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 11522.1.5.53. Archived from the original on 27 October 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
  5. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان مازندران [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Mazandaran Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان مازندران [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Mazandaran Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  7. ^ Jamal Aboutalebi Abdolmaleki, head of Zaghmarz Management Council and Zaghmarz researcher
  8. ^ "The meaning of the word Zaghmarz". Parsi dictionary site.
  9. ^ "Intodcution to Lapoo Zaghmarz wetland of Mazandaran". rezim (in Persian). 4 April 2025. Retrieved 15 May 2025.


allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zagh_Marz