Bodaghabad, Razavi Khorasan

Bodaghabad
Persian: بداغ اباد
Village
Landscape in the village of Bodaghabad
Landscape in the village of Bodaghabad
Bodaghabad is located in Iran
Bodaghabad
Bodaghabad
Coordinates: 36°35′55″N 57°40′33″E / 36.59861°N 57.67583°E / 36.59861; 57.67583[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceRazavi Khorasan
CountyJoveyn
DistrictAtamalek
Rural DistrictZarrin
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
603
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Bodaghabad (Persian: بداغ اباد)[a] is a village in, and the capital of, Zarrin Rural District[4] in Atamalek District of Joveyn County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran.

Most residents have been relocated to bigger cities such as Mashhad and Tehran. In the Iranian New Year Ceremony, they usually come back to the village. The village population goes up to more than 2,000 for a short period.[5]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 607 in 167 households, when it was in Hokmabad Rural District of the former Joveyn District in Sabzevar County.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 585 people in 179 households,[7] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Joveyn County. The rural district was transferred to the new Atamalek District, and Bodaghabad was transferred to Zarrin Rural District created in the same district.[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 603 people in 195 households.[2]

Culture

In the recent decade,[when?] most traditional cultures have been forgotten. However, some traditions such as "Sar-e Hammam", "Nar Zadan", and "Chavoshi" still can be seen in marriage ceremonies. "Sar-e Hammam" is the last groom shower before starting his new life with his wife, people dancing outside of a public bathroom until the groom comes out and accompanies them in dancing. "Nar Zadan" is a tradition that bride, before going to her new home, throws a pomegranate behind and unmarried girls try to catch it, and the winner will be the next bride. "Chavoshi" is some traditional poems sung by old men, mostly in ceremonies. Traditional foods like "jeshvareh" and "lozzook" are still being prepared by old women in this village.[5]

Amenities

Bodaghabad's holy shrines

The village has one elementary school and one high school, shared and private public showers, two mosques, one clinic and two holy shrines. An asphalt access road that joins Bodaghabad to Hokmabad, the nearest populated area. Bodaghabad is the center of Zarrin Rural District although it is not the largest village in the area. Drinking water, electricity and phone have been provided for this village and natural gas is planned to be provided in near future.[citation needed]

See also

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Notes

  1. ^ Also romanized as Bodāghābād[3]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (1 November 2024). "Bedagh Abad, دهستان زرین, بخش عطاملک [Zarrin Rural District, Atamalek District], Jowayin County, Razavi Khorasan, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  2. ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان خراسان رضوی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Razavi Khorasan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Bodaghabad can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3843428" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ a b Davoodi, Parviz (21 October 2007) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 29/7/1386 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب‌نامه درخصوص اصلاحات تقسیمات کشوری در استان خراسان رضوی شهرستان سبزوار [‌Approval letter regarding the reforms of national divisions in Razavi Khorasan province, Sabzevar County]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 130413/42/4/1. Archived from the original on 16 December 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2026.
  5. ^ a b S. Bazmara, "Rural Planning: A Case Study in Zarrin Rural District ", Tarbiat Moallem University, Kharazmi University, 2008
  6. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان خراسان رضوی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Razavi Khorasan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  7. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان خراسان رضوی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Razavi Khorasan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.



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