Sarvestan

Sarvestan (Persian: سروستان Sarvestân, "land of cedars"; sarv "cedar" (cypress) + estan; also Romanized as Sarvestān and Sarvistān)[3] is a city in the Central District of Sarvestan County, Fars province, Iran, serving as both capital of the district and of the county.

For the administrative division of Fars province, see Sarvestan County. For the administrative division of Sarvestan County, see Sarvestan Rural District. For the administrative division of Bavanat County, see Sarvestan Rural District. For other places with a similar name, see Sarvestan.

Sarvestan
Persian: سروستان
City
Tomb of Sheikh Yoosof Sarvestani
Tomb of Sheikh Yoosof Sarvestani
Sarvestan is located in Iran
Sarvestan
Sarvestan
Coordinates: 29°16′26″N 53°13′13″E[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceFars
CountySarvestan
DistrictCentral
Elevation
1,557 m (5,108 ft)
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total18,187
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Area code+98712522

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 16,846 in 4,094 households, when it was in the former Sarvestan District of Shiraz County.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 19,116 people in 4,898 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Sarvestan County.[5] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 18,187 people in 5,592 households.[2]

It is 80 kilometres (50 mi) southeast of Shiraz, the capital of Fars province.

The majority of people in Sarvestan are Persians. Many tropical and sub-tropical plants are grown in Sarvestan (i.e. Wheat, Pistachios, Olive). The yoghurt of Sarvestan is very famous.[6]

History
Sarvestan Palace
See also: Sarvestan Palace

Sarvestan's history goes back some 2600 years when the Achaemenids established the Persian Empire. The Sassanid monument of Sasanids' Palace (Kakhe Sasan) is located in south east of the city 90 km from Shiraz, experts believe the monument was constructed during the Sasanid dynastic era (224-651 A.D), and it was either a governing palace or a Zoroastrian temple, probably a fire temple. The monument was registered in Iran's National Heritage list in 1956, but the site in danger as the result of unprofessional restorations. Sarvestan is the birthplace of Sheikh Yusef Sarvestani, who was a moralist.

Vegetation

More of the county have gramineous vegetation and two types including tree and shrub.

Colleges and universities

Based on public census in 2006, about 76% of Sarvestanis are literate and 10.5% have academic educations. There are two major universities in the city:

  1. Islamic Azad University of Sarvestan
  2. Payame Noor University of Sarvestan

References
  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (29 September 2023). "Sarvestan, Sarvestan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 07. Archived from the original (Excel) on 6 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. Sarvestan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3083107" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 07. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  5. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 07. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  6. http://www.sarvestan-city.blogfa.com
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