Pir Bakran Explained
| Pir Bakran |
| Native Name: | Persian: پیربکران |
| Native Name Lang: | fa |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Pushpin Map: | Iran |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Iran |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Isfahan |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Falavarjan |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Pir Bakran |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 13469 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Pir Bakran (Persian: پیربکران) is a city in, and the capital of, Pir Bakran District of Falavarjan County, Isfahan province, Iran.[2] It also serves as the administrative center for Garkan-e Shomali Rural District. The city is southwest by road from Isfahan.[3]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 10,851 in 2,934 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 12,192 people in 3,665 households.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 13,469 people in 4,209 households.[6]
Attractions
It contains the mausoleum of Muhammad ibn Bakran, a Sufi saint who taught theology outside the existing structure at the site. The iwan was constructed to serve as his classroom, but was uncompleted at the time of his death in 1303. The structure was later modified to function as his mausoleum.
The ancient cemetery of the Jews of Esfahan is situated close to this complex. It contains tombs inscribed from the 2nd century AD. The major mausoleum contains the tomb attributed to the biblical person Serah bat Asher. For Jews this is a place of pilgrimage.
For its public transit system, The city is served by Falavarjan County Municipalities Mass Transit Organization bus network route 3.
See also
External links
Notes and References
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Pir Bakran, Falavarjan County . . 12 June 2023 . 12 June 2023 . fa.
- Web site: Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Isfahan province, centered in the city of Isfahan . fa . Lamtakam . https://web.archive.org/web/20240204010546/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/113034 . Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board . Habibi . Hassan . 4 February 2024 . 21 June 1369 . 4 February 2024.
- Web site: Creation and formation of five rural districts including villages, farms and places in a part of Falavarjan County under Isfahan province . fa . Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi library of Mobile Users . https://web.archive.org/web/20130427024420/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/110240 . 27 April 2013 . Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers . Mousavi . Mirhossein . 6 February 2024.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 10 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920083455/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/10.xls . Excel . 20 September 2011.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 10 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20230117221845/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Esfahan.xls . 17 January 2023 . 19 December 2022 . Excel.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 10 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201019041954/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_10.xlsx . Excel . 19 October 2020.
