Gazar, Iran

Gazar is a village in Shakhenat Rural District of Shakhenat District, Birjand County, South Khorasan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the district and the rural district.

Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population wa 520 in 207 households, when it was in the Central District. The following census in 2011 counted 669 people in 200 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 622 people in 224 households.

After the census, Shakhen Rural District and Shakhenat Rural District were separated from the Central District to establish Shakhenat District, with Gazar as its capital.