Chah Varz Explained
| Chah Varz |
| Native Name: | Persian: چاه ورز |
| Native Name Lang: | fa |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Pushpin Map: | Iran |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Iran |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Fars |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Lamerd |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Chah Varz |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 2391 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Chah Varz (Persian: چاه ورز) is a city in, and the capital of, Chah Varz District of Lamerd County, Fars province, Iran.[2] It also serves as the administrative center for Chah Varz Rural District.[3]
Etymology
Chah Varz's name is different in historical books, as "Chah Vard" or "Chah Bord".Ali-Akbar Dehkhoda wrote Chah Varz's name in the Dehkhoda Dictionary as "Chah Varzd," "Chah" meaning "water well" and "Vard" meaning Flower, translating to "Well of Flower."
Old Arabic authors wrote Chah Varz's name as "Chah Bord", meaning "Well of Rock" in English.
Old Chah Varzian people say the name was "Chah Varzā," which translates to "Well of Ox," saying the reason for this refers to the people of the town bringing oxen to retrieve water from the well.
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, Chah Varz's population was 2,640 in 521 households, when it was a village in Chah Varz Rural District of the Central District.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 2,404 people in 619 households.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 2,391 people in 737 households, by which time the rural district had been separated from the district in the establishment of Chah Varz District.[2] It was the most populous village in its rural district.[6]
After the census, the village of Chah Varz was elevated to the status of a city.[7]
Overview
Chah Varz is about 300 km south of the provincial capital city of Shiraz. It has a tropical climate and contains historical places. It is located near one of the biggest natural gas sites (Azadegan).
See also
Notes and References
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Chah Varz, Lamerd County . . 24 September 2023 . 24 September 2023 . fa.
- Web site: Letter of approval regarding country divisions of Lamerd County, Fars province . fa . Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library . https://web.archive.org/web/20140305102213/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/839100 . Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission . Rahimi . Mohammadreza . 5 March 2014 . 14 December 2013 . 21 November 2023.
- Web site: Creating reforms in Fars province . fa . Islamic Parliament Research Center . https://web.archive.org/web/20121128080934/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/114142 . Ministry of Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board . Habibi . Hassan . 28 November 2012 . 20 April 2024.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 07 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920091830/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/07.xls . Excel . 20 September 2011.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 07 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20230116202002/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Fars.xls . 16 January 2023 . 19 December 2022 . Excel.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 07 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220406013432/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_07.xlsx . Excel . 6 April 2022.
- Web site: The approvals of the Ministry of Interior regarding the transformation of villages in the center of the district into cities . fa . Lamtakam . https://web.archive.org/web/20231207212447/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/1072348 . Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers . Fazli . Abdolreza Rahmani . 21 June 1369 . 7 December 2023 . 7 December 2023.
