Kureh, Fars Explained

Kureh
Native Name:	Persian: كوره
Native Name Lang:	fa
Settlement Type:	City
Pushpin Map:	Iran
Coordinates Footnotes:	^[1]
Subdivision Type:	Iran
Subdivision Type1:	Province
Subdivision Name1:	Fars
Subdivision Type2:	County
Subdivision Name2:	Evaz
Subdivision Type3:	District
Subdivision Name3:	Bid Shahr
Unit Pref:	Metric
Population As Of:	2016
Population Total:	2706
Population Density Km2:	auto
Timezone:	IRST
Utc Offset:	+3:30

Kureh (Persian: كوره) is a city in, and the capital of, Bid Shahr District of Evaz County, Fars province, Iran.^[2] It also serves as the administrative center for Bid Shahr Rural District.^[3]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, Kureh's population was 2,550 in 552 households, when it was a village in Bid Shahr Rural District of the former Evaz District of Larestan County.^[4] The following census in 2011 counted 3,127 people in 713 households.^[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 2,706 people in 748 households.^[6]

In July 2018, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Evaz County. The rural district was transferred to the new Bid Shahr District.^[2] Kureh was elevated to the status of a city.^[7]

Overview

Kureh is an ancient village whose age ranges between 2500 and 3000 years. It is distinguished by its ancient castle and cemetery (Mirmansur), which is up to 950 years old, and the Sheikh Mubarak Mosque, whose foot reaches the date of 780 AH, as well as the factory (Bazai bricks) Shah Reis Allanqani (the bricks are bricks of clay, which they burn in factories or kilns), wheels in the mountains and historical graves, and from the ruins of Kureh also the castle of Kaldo and an old tower that dates back to it before Islam.

Iron melting place, ceramic kiln. Many of the people of Kureh have migrated to Harang and Al-Banader areas in search of safety and stability from some problems in their area. The most important Kureh peoples are: Rais, Mulla, Qaid, Mirshkar.

See also

Notes and References

1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Kureh, Evaz County . . 17 September 2023 . 17 September 2023 . fa.
2. Web site: Letter of approval regarding the country divisions of Larestan County, Fars province . fa . Qavanin . https://web.archive.org/web/20230917154417/https://qavanin.ir/Law/PrintText/266405 . Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers . Jahangiri . Ishaq . 17 September 2023 . 10 July 2018 . 17 September 2023.
3. Web site: Creation and formation of 22 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Lar County under Fars province . fa . Lamtakam . https://web.archive.org/web/20231208154300/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/109310 . Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers . Mousavi . Mirhossein . 26 March 1365 . 8 December 2023 . 8 December 2023.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. Web site: The representative of the people of Larestan, Khonj, Gerash and Evaz in the parliament stated that Kureh was upgraded to a city . fa . Icana . https://web.archive.org/web/20210722024322/https://www.icana.ir/Fa/News/479365/کوره-به-شهر-ارتقا-یافت . Ministry of Interior . Fazli . Rahmani . 22 July 2021 . 27 April 1400 . 17 September 2023.