Mazdavand (Persian: مزدآوند)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Marzdaran District of Sarakhs County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran.

[4] It also serves as the administrative center for Marzdaran Rural District.

[5] Mazdavand has an important strategic position and is considered as the entrance gate of Sarakhs.

[6] Most of the people in this city speak Persian and some others Baluchi and Turkish.

[citation needed] At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city population was 1,028 in 248 households.