Bodaghabad, Razavi Khorasan

Bodaghabad بداغ اباد
village
File:Bodaghabad1.jpg Bodaghabad Village
Bodaghabad
Coordinates:
Country	Iran
Province	Razavi Khorasan
County	Jowayin
Bakhsh	Atamalek
Rural District	Zarrin
Population (2006)
• Total	607
Time zone	IRST (UTC+3:30)
• Summer (DST)	IRDT (UTC+4:30)

Bodaghabad (Persian: بداغ اباد‎‎, also Romanized as Bodāghābād) is a village in Zarrin Rural District, Atamalek District, Jowayin County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 607, in 167 families.

Amenities

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The village has one elementary school and one high school, shared and private public showers, two mosques, one clinic and two holy shrines. The village has also asphalt access road that joins Bodaghabad to HokmAbad, nearest populated area. Bodaghabad is the center of Zarrin Rural District although it is not the largest village in the area. Drinking water, electricity and phone have already provided for this village and natural gas is planned to be provided in near future.

Culture

In the recent decade, unfortunately, most traditional cultures have been forgotten. But some nice traditions such as "Sar-e Hammam", "Nar Zadan", "Chavoshi", etc. still can be seen in marriage ceremonies. "Sar-e Hammam" is the last groom shower before starting his new life with his wife, people dancing outside of a public bathroom until groom comes out and accompany them in dancing. "Nar Zadan" is a nice tradition that bride, before going to her new home, throws a pomegranate behind and unmarried girls try to catch it, the winner will be next bride, "Chavoshi" is some traditional poems sang by old men, mostly in ceremonies. Traditional foods like "Jeshvareh", "Lozzook", etc. still prepared by old ladies in this village.

Population

Based on 2006 census, its population was 607 (167 families), 294 men and 303 women. According to this census, 378 out of 607 can read and write (203 men). Most resident have been relocated to bigger cities such as Mashhad and Tehran. In Iranian New Year Ceremony, they usually come back to village and its population goes up to more than 2000 for a short period.