Uzi, Varzaqan
Uzi اوزی | |
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village | |
Coordinates: 38°43′51″N 46°40′22″E / 38.73083°N 46.67278°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | East Azerbaijan |
County | Varzaqan |
Bakhsh | Central |
Rural District | Bakrabad |
Population (2006) | |
• Total | 161 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Uzi (Persian: اوزی, also Romanized as Ūzī; also known as Yuzi)[1] is a village in Bakrabad Rural District, in the Central District of Varzaqan County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 161, in 32 families.[2]
On May 19, 2024, Ebrahim Raisi, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Malek Rahmati and Mohammad Ali Ale-Hashem were killed in this village after the 2024 Varzaqan helicopter crash crashed into Uzi. <ref>Mahmoodi, Negar; Moshtaghian, Artemis; Qiblawi, Tamara; Tanno, Sophie; Rogan, Helen; Picheta, Rob (20 May 2024). "Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and foreign minister confirmed dead in helicopter crash". CNN. Retrieved 22 May 2024.<
References
[edit]- ^ Uzi can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3087969" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
- ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-09-20.