Sar Mashhad Explained

Sar Mashhad
Native Name:Persian: سرمشهد
Native Name Lang:fa
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Iran
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Iran
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Fars
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Kazerun
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Jereh and Baladeh
Subdivision Type4:Rural District
Subdivision Name4:Dadin
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:2818
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30

Sar Mashhad (Persian: سرمشهد) is a village in Dadin Rural District of Jereh and Baladeh District, Kazerun County, Fars province, Iran.

Demographics

Language and ethnicity

The inhabitants of Sar Mashhad are from the Qashqai tribe, Farsimdan tribe and speak Qashqai Turkish.[2]

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 3,047 in 623 households.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 2,878 people in 684 households.[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 2,818 people in 748 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.[5]

Geography

Distance from important cities

Archaeology

The place is notable for being the site of a Sasanian rock relief made during the reign of king (shah) Bahram II . The relief portrays him as a hunter who has slain a lion while throwing his sword at another. His wife is holding his right hand in a signal of safeguard, while the high priest Kartir and another figure, most likely a prince, are watching. The scenery has been the subject of several symbolic and metaphorical meanings, though it is most likely supposed to portray a simple royal display of bravery during a real-life hunt. An inscription of Kartir is underneath the relief.

See also

Sources

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Sar Mashhad, Kazerun County . . 22 September 2023 . 22 September 2023 . fa.
  2. https://books.google.com/books?id=y7IHmyKcPtYC&dq=Sar+Mashad+language&pg=PA883 The Cambridge History of Iran, Volume 3
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.