What is "mazdab"

Mazdab (, also Romanized as Mazdāb) is a village in Alghoorat Rural District, in the Central District of Birjand County, South Khorasan Province, Iran. It is located on the northern part of Birjand, between Birjand and Ghayen. The distance from Birjand is 75 km on the way passing from Arian Shahr and to Ghayen is 70 km. It is bordered to the southeast by Aso, to the west by Khong, to the north by Mahmooi, to the northeast by Gazar. At the 2006 census, its population was 548, in 150 households or more.