Bezenjan () is a city in the Central District of

Baft County Baft County () is in Kerman province, Kerman province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Baft. History After the 2006 National Census, Arzuiyeh District and Dehsard Rural District were separated from the county in the establishment of Arzuiy ...

, Kerman province, Iran, serving as the administrative center for Bezenjan Rural District.

Demographics

Population

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

Geography

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 Baft () is a city in the Central District (Baft County), Central District of Baft County, Kerman province, Kerman province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. It is southwest of Kerman. Baft has an elevation of abo ...

is 8km and 151km to the Kerman metropolis. The city is bounded on the north by

Kiskan Rural District Kiskan Rural District () is in the Central District of Baft County, Kerman province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Karin. Demographics Population At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 2,472 in 720 ...

, on the east by

Rabor Rabor () is a city in the Central District of Rabor County, Kerman province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. Demographics Population At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 12,386 i ...

and Javaran Rural Districts, on the south and southwest by

Dashtab Rural District Dashtab Rural District () is in Khabar District of Baft County Baft County () is in Kerman province, Kerman province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Baft. History After the 2006 National Census, Arzuiyeh District and Dehsard Rura ...

, and on the west by Dashtab and Fathabad Rural Districts.

History

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.

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