Tar, Isfahan Explained

Official Name:Tar
Native Name:طار
Settlement Type:Zoroastrian village
Pushpin Map:Iran
Mapsize:150px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Tar
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Tar
Subdivision Type3:Iran
Subdivision Name3:Iran
Subdivision Type4:Rural District
Subdivision Name4:Tar
Leader Title:Zoroastrian people
Leader Name:Dar
Established Date:1290
Area Total Km2:360
Population As Of:2006
Population Total:259
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30
Timezone Dst:IRDT
Utc Offset Dst:+4:30
Coordinates:33.3739°N 51.7508°W
Elevation M:2576
Area Code:031

Tar (Persian: طار, also Romanized as Ţār) is a village in Tarq Rud Rural District, in the Central District of Natanz County, Isfahan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 259, in 110 families.

Tar, in the word translates to (Parthian Pahlavi) "hidden heaven".

History

The old building, which is called Baba Abdullah Mausoleum, was the first fire temple in which the Zoroastrian practise of fire worship could be practiced by the priests who were tasked with keeping the temple fire to burn without interpretation, similarly to the Olympic torch which is tended to in order for its flame to remain ever-burning. After the eventual discovery of Tar Village, this fire temple was renamed Baba-Abdullah in fear for it being destroyed under the guise was existing as a non-Islamic institution of worship. The original name of this fire temple is unknown. Upon the arrival of the Arab conquest there was also a change of its role, possibly into a mosque, before it was abandoned. Nader Shah the Great was also known to pass through this place during intentions in fighting the Afghans tribes within the region. Tar has been the summer resort of Safavid kings, including Shah Abbas Safavid.