Barak, South Khorasan

Barak
برك
village
Barak
Coordinates: 32°04′24″N 59°25′24″E / 32.07333°N 59.42333°E / 32.07333; 59.42333Coordinates: 32°04′24″N 59°25′24″E / 32.07333°N 59.42333°E / 32.07333; 59.42333
Country  Iran
Province South Khorasan
County Nehbandan
Bakhsh Shusef
Rural District Arabkhaneh
Population (2006)
  Total 305
Time zone IRST (UTC+3:30)
  Summer (DST) IRDT (UTC+4:30)

Barak (Persian: برك, also Romanized as Barag; also known Barak-e Bālā and Barg)[1] is a village in Arabkhaneh Rural District, Shusef District, Nehbandan County, South Khorasan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 305, in 102 families.[2]

Barak village

Barak village is about 125 km south-west of Birjand city and 155 km of north-west of Nehbandan city, with a population of 100 households, approximately. It is the 2nd largest village in the "Arab Khaneh" local area. The geographic position of Barak is: N” 22.53’4°32 and E”28.42’25°59. This village is closed in by Siyah Kamar Mountain from the south western side, Barak Mountain from the north side and Gel Kan Mountain from the east side.

"Barak" as defined in the Moein dictionary:

Historical: It is not clearly a ruin of Barak village, but Christian cemeteries were caused to be around villages. Barak's history goes back about 400 years, approximately.

Weather: The weather of Barak is warm and dry climate. Spring season is verdant and beautiful, causing growth of pasture, plants, and grass. Also, summer season is hot! Air temperature is up to 35 degrees °C in the later days of summer, and there is dust on half of the weekdays at least. Air temperature at night fluctuates between 15 and 20 °C. However, autumn season gives cold and dry weather to Barak people, but winter is very cold and rainfall is very little.

References

  1. Barak can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3055383" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2011-11-11.

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