Kharanaq
Village in Yazd province, Iran / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kharanaq (Persian: خرانق)[lower-alpha 1] is a village in Rabatat Rural District of Kharanaq District, Ardakan County, Yazd province, serving as capital of both the district[4] and the rural district.[5] Kharanaq is 70 km north of the city of Yazd.
Kharanaq
Persian: خرانق | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 32°20′46″N 54°39′57″E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Yazd |
County | Ardakan |
District | Kharanaq |
Rural District | Rabatat |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 437 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
At the 2006 National Census, its population was 433 in 133 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 251 people in 80 households.[7] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 437 people in 125 households.[2]
The town and its minaret have become a minor tourist attraction.[8] Kharanaq, which was known as a world and historical village, was introduced as the 23rd city of Yazd province on July 6, 2020.[9] This 4500-year-old city is surrounded by mountains on one side and desert from the other. Many buildings in Kharanaq/ Kharanagh are completely collapsed and ramshackle, but among them, the remaining mosque from the Qajar period, a shaking minaret from 17th and the caravanserai of the city have been reconstructed and can be visited.[10]