Darab County Explained

Darab County
Native Name:Persian: شهرستان داراب
Settlement Type:County
Image Map1:IranFars-SVG.svg
Map Caption1:Location of Fars province in Iran
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Iran
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Fars
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Darab
Parts Type:Districts
Parts Style:para
P1:Central
P2:Fasarud
P3:Forg
P4:Jannat
P5:Rostaq
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:201489
Coordinates:28.5333°N 100°W
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30

Darab County (Persian: شهرستان داراب) is in Fars province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Darab.[2]

History

Legend ascribes the foundation of the city to Darius, hence its name Darab-gerd ("Darius-fort").

In the neighborhood there are various remains of antiquity, the most important of which mi. S., is known as the Kalah i Dal-a, or citadel of Darius, and consists of a series of earthworks arranged in a circle round an isolated rock. Nothing, however, remains to fix the date or explain the history of the fortification. Another monument in the vicinity is a gigantic bas-relief, carved on the vertical face of a rock, representing the victory of the Sassanian Shapur I (Sapor) of Persia over the Roman emperor Valerian, A.D. 260.

Administrative history

After the 2006 National Census, Qaleh Biyaban and Qaryah ol Kheyr Rural Districts, and the city of Jannat Shahr, were separated from the Central District in the establishment of Jannat District. In addition, the villages of Do Borji[3] and Fadami[4] were elevated to city status.

After the 2016 census, Fasarud and Paskhan Rural Districts were separated from the Central District in the formation of Fasarud District.[5] The villages of Rostaq[6] and Paskhan[7] rose to city status in 2018 and 2022, respectively.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 172,938 in 39,955 households.[8] The following census in 2011 counted 189,345 people in 50,595 households.[9] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 201,489 in 59,525 households.[10]

Administrative divisions

Darab County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.

Darab County Population
Administrative Divisions 2006 2011 2016
Central District 137,677 125,069 134,535
8,331 9,413 9,214
10,043 12,408 14,013
Fasarud RD 8,531 8,479 7,819
13,827 14,241 15,425
8,098 7,935 7,333
Paskhan RD 10,977 10,921 10,499
Qaleh Biyaban RD 5,951
Qaryah ol Kheyr RD 6,589
Darab (city) 54,513 61,672 70,232
Jannat Shahr (city) 10,817
Fasarud District
Paskhan (city)
Forg District 21,020 21,600 22,138
10,639 6,950 6,897
10,381 7,971 8,237
Do Borji (city) 2,651 2,907
Fadami (city) 4,028 4,097
Jannat District 27,645 29,852
7,083 7,472
8,710 8,782
Jannat Shahr (city) 11,852 13,598
Rostaq District 14,241 14,340 14,391
5,070 4,985 5,561
9,171 9,355 8,830
Rostaq (city)
Total 172,938 189,345 201,489

Geography

Darab County has five hundred villages, and possesses a very hot climate, snow being rarely seen there in winter. Darab County has an area of about 7,500 square kilometers and an altitude of 1180 meters.

Economy

Darab produces fruits, cereals, cotton, and tobacco, while the lower areas are used for winter crops by the Baharlu tribe. There are also nearby salt mines which have long been utilized. The town Darab, the capital of the district, is situated in a very fertile plain, 140 mi. S.E. of Shiraz. It has extensive orchards of orange and lemon trees and immense plantations of date-palms.

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Darab County . . 25 May 2024 . 25 May 2024 . fa.
  2. Web site: Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Fars province, centered in Shiraz . fa . Lamtakam . https://web.archive.org/web/20231207211349/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/113032 . Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers . Habibi . Hassan . 21 June 1369 . 7 December 2023 . 7 December 2023.
  3. Web site: Approval letter regarding the conversion of Do Borji village, the center of Forg District, from the functions of Darab County in Fars province, to a city . fa . Lamtakam . https://web.archive.org/web/20231207204651/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/136122 . Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers . Rahimi . Mohammad Reza . 7 December 2023 . 7 December 2023.
  4. Web site: Approval letter regarding the conversion of Fadami village from Abshur Rural District of Forg District of Darab County in Fars province to Fadami city . fa . Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library . https://web.archive.org/web/20140103010651/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/135049 . Ministry of Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board . Davodi . Parviz . 3 January 2014 . 29 July 1386 . 7 December 2023.
  5. Web site: Letter of approval regarding the creation of Fasarud District, with the center of the village of Paskhan, from the combination of Fasarud and Paskhan Rural Districst in Darab County of Fars province . fa . Qavanin . https://web.archive.org/web/20230915200813/https://qavanin.ir/Law/TreeText/167516 . Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers . Jahangiri . Ishaq . 15 September 2023 . 22 December 1397 . 15 September 2023.
  6. Web site: Rastaq joined the cities of Fars . fa . IRIB News . https://web.archive.org/web/20190925174436/https://www.iribnews.ir/fa/news/2071137/رستاق-به-جمع-شهر%E2%80%8Cهای-فارس-پیوست . Sada and Sima News Agency . 25 September 2019 . 16 March 2018 . 17 April 2024.
  7. Web site: The first responsible mayor of Darab, Fars, was introduced . fa . Islamic Republic News Agency . https://web.archive.org/web/20220613075809/https://www.irna.ir/news/84785931/نخستین-شهردار-پاسخن-از-توابع-داراب-فارس-معرفی-شد . Ministry of Interior . 13 June 2022 . 12 June 2022 . 17 April 2024.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.