Fathabad, Jiroft Explained

Official Name:Fathabad
Native Name:فتح اباد
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:Iran
Mapsize:150px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Kerman
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Jiroft
Subdivision Type3:Bakhsh
Subdivision Name3:Central
Subdivision Type4:Rural District
Subdivision Name4:Esfandaqeh
Population As Of:2006
Population Total:220
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30
Timezone Dst:IRDT
Utc Offset Dst:+4:30
Coordinates:28.66°N 57.1511°W

Fathabad (Persian: فتح اباد, also Romanized as Fatḩābād; also known as Gāvkosh) is a village in Esfandaqeh Rural District, in the Central District of Jiroft County, Kerman Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 220, in 58 families.

It is one of many sites in the district that have been proposed for the lost city of Alexandria Carmania founded by Alexander the Great.

Gallery

The village is famous for Fathabad Garden which is located 16 km northwest of Kerman. According to historians, the same construction pattern has been used at Shazdeh Garden in Mahan.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fathabad Garden. Visit Kerman. en-CA. 2020-04-28.