Mazdavand

Mazdavand is a city in, and the capital of, Marzdaran District of Sarakhs County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. It also serves as the administrative center for Marzdaran Rural District.

Mazdavand has an important strategic position and is considered as the entrance gate of Sarakhs. Near this village is Mazdavand Cave, which is of strategic importance.

Language
Most of the people in this city speak Persian and some others Baluchi and Turkish.

Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city population was 1,028 in 248 households. The following census in 2011 counted 1,559 people in 292 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 1,241 people in 329 households.