Sarvestan (Persian: سروستان)[a] is a city in the Central District of Sarvestan County, Fars province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[4]
Sarvestan
Persian: سروستان | |
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  Sarvestan | |
| Coordinates: 29°16′26″N 53°13′13″E / 29.27389°N 53.22028°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Fars |
| County | Sarvestan |
| District | Central |
| Elevation | 1,557 m (5,108 ft) |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
| • Total | 18,187 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| Area code | +98712522 |
The city is 80 kilometres (50 mi) southeast of Shiraz, the capital of Fars province.
Many tropical and sub-tropical plants are grown in Sarvestan (i.e. Wheat, Pistachios, Olive). The yoghurt of Sarvestan is very famous.[5]
History
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Sarvestan's history goes back some 2600 years when the Achaemenids established the Persian Empire. The Sassanid monument of Sasanids' Palace (Kakhe Sasan) is located in south east of the city 90 km from Shiraz, experts believe the monument was constructed during the Sasanid dynastic era (224-651 A.D), and it was either a governing palace or a Zoroastrian temple, probably a fire temple. The monument was registered in Iran's National Heritage list in 1956, but the site in danger as the result of unprofessional restorations. Sarvestan is the birthplace of Sheikh Yusef Sarvestani, who was a moralist.
Demographics
editEthnicity
editThe majority of people in Sarvestan are Persians.[citation needed]
Population
editAt the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 16,846 in 4,094 households,[6] when it was capital of the former Sarvestan District of Shiraz County.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 19,116 people in 4,898 households,[8] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Sarvestan County. The city and the rural district were transferred to the new Central District, with Sarvestan as the county's capital.[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 18,187 people in 5,592 households.[2]
Vegetation
editMore of the county have gramineous vegetation and two types including tree and shrub.
Colleges and universities
editBased on public census in 2006, about 76% of Sarvestanis are literate and 10.5% have academic educations. There are two major universities in the city:
- Islamic Azad University of Sarvestan Archived 8 August 2020 at the Wayback Machine
- Payame Noor University of Sarvestan
See also
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Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (9 October 2024). "Sarvestan, Sarvestan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 9 October 2024.
- ^ a b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Fars Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 6 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ Sarvestan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3083107" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
- ^ a b Davodi, Parviz (c. 2021) [Approved 18 September 1386]. Reforms of the national divisions in Fars province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Council of Ministers. Proposal 123436/42/1/4. Archived from the original on 9 October 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
- ^ http://www.sarvestan-city.blogfa.com
- ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Fars Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ Habibi, Hassan (c. 2023) [Approved 21 June 1369]. Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Fars province, centered in Shiraz. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Notification 82840/T128K. Archived from the original on 7 December 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023 – via Lam ta Kam.
- ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Fars Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
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