Hojjatabad, Zangiabad (Persian: حجتآباد, also Romanized as Ḩojjatābād; also known as Faraḩābād and Shāhābād) is a village in the Zangiabad Rural District, in the Central District of Kerman County, Kerman Province, Iran.
Location and Administration
The village is situated within the Zangiabad Rural District (dehestan), which is part of the Central District (bakhsh) of Kerman County in Kerman Province, southeastern Iran. Its geographical coordinates are approximately 30°25′35″N 56°52′50″E.
Population
According to the 2006 National Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Hojjatabad had a population of 2,245 people, living in 510 families.
Etymology
The name "Hojjatabad" is of Persian origin, combining "Hojjat" (حجت), which can mean "proof," "argument," or "authority" (often carrying religious or legal connotations), with the suffix "-abad" (آباد), meaning "inhabited place" or "settlement." The name thus translates approximately to "the settlement of the authority" or "the proof's place." The village is also historically known by the alternative names Faraḩābād and Shāhābād.
Context
Hojjatabad is one of several villages in Iran bearing the name "Hojjatabad," a common toponym in the country. It is distinct from other places of the same name located in different counties and provinces of Iran. The village falls under the administrative jurisdiction of the Zangiabad Rural District, whose administrative center is the city of Zangiabad, located nearby in the same district.
References
- Hojjatabad at the GEOnet Names Server
- "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran.
