Ramhormoz Explained

Ramhormoz
Native Name:Persian: رامهرمز
Native Name Lang:fa
Settlement Type:City
Pushpin Map:Iran#Near East
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Iran
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Khuzestan
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Ramhormoz
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Central
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:49.49
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:74285
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30

Ramhormoz (Persian: رامهرمز) is a city in the Central District of Ramhormoz County, Khuzestan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[2] In ancient times it had been known as Samangan, having been established by the Sasanian emperor Hormizd I,[3] although an Elamite tomb has been found as well. The historical territory of Ramshir is in this area, only 3km (02miles) away from the city.

History

According to a hadith in Sahih al-Bukhari, Ramhormoz is the ancestral home of Salman the Persian, a companion of the Prophet.[4] [5] [6]

The proper history of the city begins in the Sasanian era, although there have been Elamite remains found in and around the city as well. The tomb of the Sasanian founder of the city, Hormizd I, is commonly thought to be situated within the city. "With the gradual Muslim conquest of Khuzestan in the 7th century, Rāmhormoz was the scene of a peace agreement between the local Sasanian satrap, Hormozān, and the commander of the Muslim army.".[7]

During the Islamic times, it was remarked by Muslim geographers that the city contained a library comparable only to the one in Basra in the wealth of its collection, and that silk was produced in the city and distributed to distant lands.[8] [9] The city enjoyed incredible opulence before entering a state of decline.

Ramhormoz was the location in which Elamite was last reported to be spoken. This report was written circa 988 AD by Al-Muqaddasi, characterizing the local Khuzi people as bilingual in Arabic and Persian but also speaking an "incomprehensible" language. The town had recently become prosperous again after the foundation of a market. As it received an influx of foreigners and being a "Khuzi" was stigmatized at the time, the language probably died out in the 11th century.[10]

The 14th-century Muslim Laguatan traveler and explorer ibn Battuta visited the city during his travels and described the city as "a fine city with fruit-trees and rivers."[11]

From late Safavid until Qajar Iran, the allegiance of the city frequently shifted between Khuzestan and Fars Province. In the 18th and 19th centuries, Lurs and Arabs started to settle within and around the city from nearby lands.[12]

Demographics

Language

The language of the people of Ramhormoz (which is also called Rumezi) is a Khuzestani Persian dialect.[13] [14] [15]

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 49,822 in 10,966 households.[16] The following census in 2011 counted 69,869 people in 17,046 households.[17] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 74,285 people in 20,127 households.[18]

Climate

Ramhormoz has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification: BSh).

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Ramhormoz, Ramhormoz County . . 2 April 2024 . 2 April 2024 . fa.
  2. Web site: Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Khuzestan province, centered in the city of Ahvaz . fa . Islamic Parliament Research Center . https://web.archive.org/web/20140717093724/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/113029 . Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission of the Government Board . Habibi . Hassan . 17 July 2014 . 25 January 2024.
  3. Book: The History of Al-Tabari: The Sasanids, the Lakhmids, and Yemen . 1999 . SUNY Press . 9780791443569 . 43 . en.
  4. Book: Milad Milani. Sufism in the Secret History of Persia. 2014. Routledge. 9781317544593. 180. In one particular hadith, Salman mentions he is from Ramhormoz, though this is a reference to his ancestry as his father was transferred from Ramhormoz to Esfahan, residing in Jey (just outside the military camp), which was designed to accommodate the domestic requirements of military personnel..
  5. Book: Sameh Strauch . Mukhtaṣar Sīrat Al-Rasūl. 2006. Darussalam. 9789960980324. 94.
  6. Book: Sahih Bukhari, Book 5, Volume 58, Hadith 283 (Merits of the Helpers in Madinah [Ansaar])]. Narrated Salman: I am from Ram-Hurmuz (i.e. a Persian town)..
  7. Chase F. Robinson, “The Conquest of Khūzistān,” BSOAS 67/1, 2004, pp. 14-39.
  8. Wilhelm Barthold, An Historical Geography of Iran, Princeton, N.J, 1984.
  9. اصطخری, ابواسحاق ابراهیم، به اهتمام ایرج افشار (1368). مسالک و ممالک. تهران: علمی و فرهنگی.
  10. Van Bladel . Kevin T. . July 2021 . The Language of the Xūz and the Fate of Elamite . Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society . en . 31 . 3 . 447–462 . 10.1017/S1356186321000092 . 1356-1863.
  11. The Travels of Ibn Battuta A. D. 1325-1354. Volume II. pp. 283. The Hakluyt Society/Cambridge University Press; First Thus Edition (January 1, 1962)
  12. Web site: Welcome to Encyclopaedia Iranica.
  13. Encyclopedia: . live . Jul 8, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230708181643/https://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/khuzestan-08-dialects . Khuzestan viii. Dialects . en . 15 August 2023 .
  14. Web site: Geomatics and Cartographic Research Centre . Carleton University . Atlas of the Languages of Iran . 2024-07-17 . iranatlas.net . English.
  15. Web site: گویش رامهرمزی، نورالله گرشاسبی، جلد۱ . 2024-07-17 . pic.ketab.ir.
  16. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 06 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920093911/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/06.xls . Excel . 20 September 2011.
  17. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 06 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20230118191739/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Khuzestan.xls . 18 January 2023 . 19 December 2022 . Excel.
  18. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 06 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201021081917/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_06.xlsx . Excel . 21 October 2020.

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