Zak () is a village in

Darzab Rural District Darzab Rural District () is in the Central District of Mashhad County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to th ...

of the Central District of

Mashhad County Mashhad County () is in Razavi Khorasan province, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Mashhad, which is also the capital of the Province. History After the 2016 National Census, Binalud, Iran, Binalud was elevated to ...

, Razavi Khorasan province,

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 1,095 in 276 households. The following census in 2011 counted 1,346 people in 386 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 1,421 people in 406 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.

Geography

Zak is 6km north of Tus Iran. The distance of this village from Mashhad is about 36km. The village has about 300 private villa gardens that are used for summer purposes.

Economy

Most people are engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry, and most are engaged in wheat, barley and

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