Kharanaq
Kharanaq (Persian: خرانق)) is a village in Rabatat Rural District of Kharanaq District, Ardakan County, Yazd province, serving as capital of both the district and the rural district. Kharanaq is 70 km north of the city of Yazd.
Kharanaq
Persian: خرانق | |
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Village | |
Kharanaq | |
| Coordinates: 32°20′46″N 54°39′57″E | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Yazd |
| County | Ardakan |
| District | Kharanaq |
| Rural District | Rabatat |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 437 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
At the 2006 National Census, its population was 433 in 133 households. The following census in 2011 counted 251 people in 80 households. The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 437 people in 125 households.
The town and its minaret have become a minor tourist attraction. Kharanaq, which was known as a world and historical village, was introduced as the 23rd city of Yazd province on July 6, 2020. 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.