# Bezenjan

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City in Kerman province, Iran

For the administrative division, see [Bezenjan Rural District](/source/Bezenjan_Rural_District).

City in Kerman, Iran

Bezenjan Persian: بزنجان City Bezenjan Coordinates: 29°15′03″N 56°41′57″E / 29.25083°N 56.69917°E / 29.25083; 56.69917[1] Country Iran Province Kerman County Baft District Central Population (2016)[2] • Total 4,517 Time zone UTC+3:30 (IRST)

**Bezenjan** ([Persian](/source/Persian_language): بزنجان)[a] is a city in the [Central District](/source/Central_District_(Baft_County)) of [Baft County](/source/Baft_County), [Kerman province, Iran](/source/Kerman_province), serving as the administrative center for [Bezenjan Rural District](/source/Bezenjan_Rural_District).[4]

## Demographics

### Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city population was 4,417 in 1,112 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 4,034 people in 1,129 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 4,517 people in 1,444 households.[2]

## Geography

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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](/source/Baft) is 8km and 151km to the Kerman metropolis. The city is bounded on the north by [Kiskan Rural District](/source/Kiskan_Rural_District), on the east by [Rabor](/source/Rabor_Rural_District) and [Javaran](/source/Javaran_Rural_District) Rural Districts, on the south and southwest by [Dashtab Rural District](/source/Dashtab_Rural_District), and on the west by Dashtab and [Fathabad](/source/Fathabad_Rural_District_(Baft_County)) Rural Districts.

## History

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It is possible that the city dates back to ancient times 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.

## See also

## Notes

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Also [romanized](/source/Romanize) as **Bezenjān**; also known as **Bezenjānī**, **Bīzenjān**, **Bizinjān**, and **Now Bezenjān**[3]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** OpenStreetMap contributors (3 December 2024). ["Bezenjan, Baft County"](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.250833&mlon=56.699167&zoom=15#map=15/29.25083/56.69917) (Map). *[OpenStreetMap](/source/OpenStreetMap)* (in Persian). Retrieved 3 December 2024.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-2016_Kerman_Province_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-2016_Kerman_Province_2-1) [Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Kerman Province](https://web.archive.org/web/20201020091047/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_08.xlsx). *amar.org.ir* (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from [the original](https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_08.xlsx) (Excel) on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Bezenjan](https://geonames.nga.mil/geon-ags/rest/services/RESEARCH/GIS_OUTPUT/MapServer/0/query?where=ufi+=+142239&outFields=*) at [GEOnet Names Server](/source/GEOnet_Names_Server)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Baft_County_Rural_Districts_5-0)** Mousavi, Mirhossein (16 June 1395) [Approved 18 May 1366]. [Creation and formation of 14 rural districts including villages, fields and places in Baft County under Kerman province](https://web.archive.org/web/20160605140936/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/110360). *rc.majlis.ir* (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Proposal 53.1.11936; Notification 118248/T948. Archived from [the original](https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/110360) on 5 June 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2024 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2006_Kerman_Province_6-0)** [Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Kerman Province](https://web.archive.org/web/20110920093605/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/08.xls). *amar.org.ir* (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from [the original](http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/08.xls) (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2011_Kerman_Province_7-0)** [Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Kerman Province](https://web.archive.org/web/20230329231518/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Kerman.xls). *irandataportal.syr.edu* (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from [the original](https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Kerman.xls) (Excel) on 29 March 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.

v t e Kerman province, Iran Capital Kerman Counties and cities Anar County Anar Aminshahr Anbarabad County Anbarabad Mardehek Arzuiyeh County Arzuiyeh Baft County Baft Bezenjan Bam County Bam Baravat Bardsir County Bardsir Golzar Negar Fahraj County Fahraj Faryab County Faryab Jiroft County Jiroft Darb-e Behesht Jebalbarez Kahnuj County Kahnuj Kerman County Kerman Anduhjerd Baghin Chatrud Ekhtiarabad Golbaf Jupar Kazemabad Mahan Mohiabad Rayen Shahdad Zangiabad Kuhbanan County Kuhbanan Kian Shahr Manujan County Manujan Nowdezh Narmashir County Narmashir Nezamshahr Qaleh Ganj County Qaleh Ganj Rabor County Rabor Rafsanjan County Rafsanjan Bahreman Koshkuiyeh Mes-e Sarcheshmeh Safayyeh Ravar County Ravar Hojedk Rigan County Mohammadabad Mohammadabad-e Gonbaki Rudbar-e Jonubi County Rudbar Shahr-e Babak County Shahr-e Babak Dehaj Jowzam Khatunabad Khursand Sirjan County Sirjan Najaf Shahr Pariz Zeydabad Zarand County Zarand Khanuk Reyhan Shahr Yazdan Shahr Sights Arg-é Bam Bardsir citadel Carpet Museum, Kerman Dinosaur remnants, Zarand Dousari waterfall Ganjali Khan Complex Hajagha-ali historical complex Ibrahim Khan's school Jamé Mosque of Kerman Kerman's grand Bazzar Kerman's museum of industry Khanqah of Sheykh Saeid Konar Sandal Meymand Naderi Milestone, Fahraj Pid-e Nekooieh Presidential museum of Rafsanjan Rayen Castle Shazdeh Garden Sirjan's Yakhchals Torang cave Shah Nematollah Vali Shrine Vakil bath, Kerman Agha Garden Places List of cities, towns and villages in Kerman Province

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