Hesaruiyeh Explained

Official Name:Hesaruiyeh
Native Name:حصاروييه
Native Name Lang:fa
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:Iran
Mapsize:150px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Kerman
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Shahr-e Babak
Subdivision Type3:Bakhsh
Subdivision Name3:Central
Subdivision Type4:Rural District
Subdivision Name4:Khatunabad
Population As Of:2006
Population Total:221
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30
Timezone Dst:IRDT
Utc Offset Dst:+4:30
Coordinates:30.0436°N 55.2164°W

Hesaruiyeh (Persian: حصاروييه, also Romanized as Ḩeşārū’īyeh; also known as Hazār, Hazārū, and Hisāru) is a village in Khatunabad Rural District, in the Central District of Shahr-e Babak County, Kerman Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 221, in 54 families. Hesaruiyeh is located roughly southeast of Shahr-e Babak.

Etymology

One local author suggests that the name comes from the words Ḩeşār (Persian: حصار), meaning "fort", "fence", "wall", or "barrier", and bārū (Persian: بارو) meaning "fortification".

History

Ḩeşārū’īyeh served as the stronghold of the Ismailis and is home to many Ismailies who have contributed a lot to building Shahr-e-Babak when they ruled Shahr-e Babak 150 to 200 years ago in the 1800s.

Surroundings

Ḩeşārū’īyeh is located close to Road 71, a national highway that connects Tehran in the north to Bandar-Abbas in the South. Beside the forts and the barriers, there is also a horseshoe-like stretched hill nearby called Tale-h Hesar, meaning "hill of the fort".

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