Borzolabad Village

🕰️When was it built?

The village's founding date is unknown, but Borzolabad Mound is attributed to the 1st millennium BC and Gomrok Tappeh to the 7th to 11th centuries. These dates belong to the two mounds, not to the village's present houses.

🏛️What was it built for?

Wheat, barley, sugar beet, raisins and livestock products are among the village's produce. Brickmaking is another familiar occupation, and traditional kilns and a mechanical kiln are signs of the trade. Respect people's homes and workplaces as you pass, and ask permission before entering fields or workshops.

👀What you will see

• Fields producing crops such as wheat, barley and sugar beet form part of the agricultural scenery around the village.
• Traditional brick kilns are signs of local production; ask the workshop owner before visiting a working area.

💡Something interesting

One account derives Borzolabad's name from Borzu, a large, strong man, interpreting borzol as a sturdy man.

🎒Good to know before you go

• Ask before photographing people, houses or workshops, and do not enter cultivated fields.
• If you want to see the archaeological mounds, ask separately for the route to each one and do not move pottery or soil.