Darab County
Encyclopedia
Darab County is a county
in Fars Province in Iran
. The capital of the county is Darab
. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 172,938, in 39,955 families. The county is subdivided into three districts: the Central District
, Rostaq District
, and Forg District
. The county has two cities: Darab
and Jannat Shahr.
tribe. There are also nearby salt mines which have long been utilized. The town Darab, the capital of the district, is situated in a very fertile plain, 140 mi. S.E. of Shiraz
. It has a population (in 2000) of about 60,718 and extensive orchards of orange and lemon trees and immense plantations of date-palms. Legend ascribes the foundation of the city to Darius, hence its name Darab-gerd ("Darius-fort"). In the neighborhood there are various remains of antiquity, the most important of which mi. S., is known as the Kalah i Dal-a, or citadel of Darius, and consists of a series of earthworks arranged in a circle round an isolated rock. Nothing, however, remains to fix the date or explain the history of the fortification. Another monument in the vicinity is a gigantic bas-relief, carved on the vertical face of a rock, representing the victory of the Sassanian Shapur I
(Sapor) of Persia over the Roman emperor Valerian
, A.D. 260.
Counties of Iran
The provinces of Iran further subdivided into counties called shahrestan , an area inside an ostan, and consists of a city centre, few bakhsh and many villages around them. There are usually a few cities and rural agglomerations in each county. Rural agglomerations are a collection of a number...
in Fars Province in Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
. The capital of the county is Darab
Darab
Darab is a city in and the capital of Darab County, Fars Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 54,513, in 13,279 families.Around Darab are a lot of villages such as Tizab, Nasravan, Barab.-Historical background:...
. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 172,938, in 39,955 families. The county is subdivided into three districts: the Central District
Central District (Darab County)
The Central District of Darab County is a district in Darab County, Fars Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 137,677, in 32,165 families. The District has two cities: Darab and Jannat Shahr....
, Rostaq District
Rostaq District
Rostaq District is a district in Darab County, Fars Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 14,241, in 3,402 families. The District is entirely rural....
, and Forg District
Forg District
Forg District is a district in Darab County, Fars Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 21,020, in 4,388 families. The District is entirely rural....
. The county has two cities: Darab
Darab
Darab is a city in and the capital of Darab County, Fars Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 54,513, in 13,279 families.Around Darab are a lot of villages such as Tizab, Nasravan, Barab.-Historical background:...
and Jannat Shahr.
Situtaion
It has five hundred villages, and possesses a very hot climate, snow being rarely seen there in winter. Darab city have area of about 7,500 square kilometers and a height of 1180 meters. It produces fruits, cereals, cotton, and tobacco, while the lower areas are used for winter crops by the BaharluBaharlu
The Bahārlou, also spelled Baharloo, Baharlooe , are an Turkic ethnic group of Fars , Kerman, Azarbaijan and Khorasan. All of which are provinces in Iran...
tribe. There are also nearby salt mines which have long been utilized. The town Darab, the capital of the district, is situated in a very fertile plain, 140 mi. S.E. of Shiraz
Shiraz, Iran
Shiraz is the sixth most populous city in Iran and is the capital of Fars Province, the city's 2009 population was 1,455,073. Shiraz is located in the southwest of Iran on the Roodkhaneye Khoshk seasonal river...
. It has a population (in 2000) of about 60,718 and extensive orchards of orange and lemon trees and immense plantations of date-palms. Legend ascribes the foundation of the city to Darius, hence its name Darab-gerd ("Darius-fort"). In the neighborhood there are various remains of antiquity, the most important of which mi. S., is known as the Kalah i Dal-a, or citadel of Darius, and consists of a series of earthworks arranged in a circle round an isolated rock. Nothing, however, remains to fix the date or explain the history of the fortification. Another monument in the vicinity is a gigantic bas-relief, carved on the vertical face of a rock, representing the victory of the Sassanian Shapur I
Shapur I
Shapur I or also known as Shapur I the Great was the second Sassanid King of the Second Persian Empire. The dates of his reign are commonly given as 240/42 - 270/72, but it is likely that he also reigned as co-regent prior to his father's death in 242 .-Early years:Shapur was the son of Ardashir I...
(Sapor) of Persia over the Roman emperor Valerian
Valerian (emperor)
Valerian , also known as Valerian the Elder, was Roman Emperor from 253 to 260. He was taken captive by Persian king Shapur I after the Battle of Edessa, becoming the only Roman Emperor who was captured as a prisoner of war, resulting in wide-ranging instability across the Empire.-Origins and rise...
, A.D. 260.
- Villages
- Abshoor
- Tizab
- Layzangan