Zavareh

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Zavareh
Persian: زواره
City
Zavareh
Coordinates: 33°26′41″N 52°29′08″E / 33.44472°N 52.48556°E / 33.44472; 52.48556[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceIsfahan
CountyArdestan
DistrictZavareh
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total
8,320
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Zavareh (Persian: زواره)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Zavareh District[5] in Ardestan County, Isfahan province, Iran.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 7,806 in 2,197 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 7,814 people in 2,385 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 8,320 people in 2,671 households.[3]

Overview

Zavareh is in the northeast of the province, next to the central desert area. It is known that Zavareh had a Sassanian fire temple and was an important trade center in the Seljuk period. The town is named after Zavara, the brother of Rostam, a mythical hero of Iran.

Historical sites

  • Zavareh Grand Mosque: An inscription in the entrance stucco dates this Seljuk-era mosque to 1135–1136, making it the first known dated mosque constructed according to a four-portico (iwan) plan in the post-Islamic Iran.
  • Pa Minar Mosque: The minaret of this mosque bears a Kufic inscription in brick, dating it to 1068–1069. This makes it the second oldest dated minaret in Iran, the oldest being at Saveh. The minaret makes part of a Seljuk mosque, which has been restored during the Il-Khanid period.
  • Zavareh's Kariz Qanat: This qanat dates back to 5000 year ago, a network of underground canals that delivers water from distant resources.

See also

Iran portal

Notes

  1. ^ Also romanized as Zavāreh and Zavvāreh; also known as Īstgāh-ye Zavār, Zavâre, and Zūrāvar[4]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (26 November 2024). "شهرک شهید دستغیب [Shahrak-e Shahid Dastgheyb], Zavareh, دهستان ریگستان, بخش زواره [Rigestan Rural District, Zavareh District], Ardestan County, Isfahan Province, 84418-16943, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  2. ^ "CFVP+V6M Zavareh, Isfahan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
  3. ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان اصفهان [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Isfahan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  4. ^ Zavareh at GEOnet Names Server
  5. ^ Habibi, Hassan (11 June 1995) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1374.3.21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ‌ایجاد تغییرات در استان اصفهان بر اساس ضوابط تقسیمات کشوری [‌Making changes in Isfahan province based on the criteria of national divisions]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] E1DFC9BA-AE67-4929-92CF-FB30EFEF9567. شماره دوره [Course number] 74. Archived from the original on 5 February 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
  6. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان اصفهان [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Isfahan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  7. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان اصفهان [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Isfahan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

Further reading

  • Matheson, Sylvia A. (1972). Persia: An Archaeological Guide. London: Faber and Faber Limited. ISBN 0-571-09305-1
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