Zak ( fa, زاك, also
Romanize
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d as Zāk) is a village in
Darzab Rural District Darzab ( fa, درزاب) may refer to:
* Darzab, Faryab, Afghanistan
* Darzab, Jowzjan, Afghanistan
*Darzab District
Darzab ( fa, درزاب) is the southwesternmost district in Jowzjan province, Afghanistan. It borders Sheberghan District to no ...
, in the
Central District of
Mashhad County
Mashhad County ( fa, شهرستان مشهد) is located in Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. The capital of the county is Mashhad. At the 2006 census, the county's population (including those portions of the county later split off to form Torqab ...
,
Razavi Khorasan Province,
Iran
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. At the 2006 census, its population was 1,095, in 276 families.
Zak is located, 6 km north of
Tus Iran. The distance of this village from Mashhad is about 36 km. Most people are engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry, and most are engaged in Products such as wheat, barley and
sugar beet
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.
The geographical coordinates of Zak village are as follows:
Latitude: 36.541084 °
Longitude: 59.557036 °
Elevation: 1066 m
The village has about 300 private villa gardens that are used for summer purposes.
References
Populated places in Mashhad County
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