Lar, Iran

Lar (Persian: لار, also Romanized as Lār; also known as Larestan)[3] is a city in the Central District of Larestan County, Fars province, Iran, serving as both capital of the district and of the county. Lar's inhabitants are Larestani people.

For other places with the same name, see Lar.
Lar
Persian: لار
City
Lar is located in Iran
Lar
Lar
Coordinates: 27°39′43″N 54°19′23″E[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceFars
CountyLarestan
DistrictCentral
Elevation
802 m (2,631 ft)
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total62,045
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Area code0715

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 51,961 in 12,891 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 65,451 people in 16,528 households.[5] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 62,045 people in 18,578 households.[2]

History

The city was originally called Lar after the person who had first established the city. Lar (لاڑ) is the name of one of Shahnameh's famous heroes. Around 16th and 17th centuries, Lar was considered to be a major stop along the road to the Persian Gulf.

Larestani people migrated to Arab states in the Persian Gulf in significant figures around the 1600s, such as Qatar, the UAE, Bahrain, and Kuwait. Some have surname as "Lari" or "Al Lari" along with many other family and tribal names.

Climate

Lar has a hot desert climate (BWh).

Climate data for Lar
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 18.3
(64.9)		 19.3
(66.7)		 23.5
(74.3)		 26.8
(80.2)		 32.4
(90.3)		 35.3
(95.5)		 36.5
(97.7)		 35.9
(96.6)		 34.1
(93.4)		 31.2
(88.2)		 25.1
(77.2)		 20.3
(68.5)		 28.2
(82.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) 12.4
(54.3)		 13.7
(56.7)		 17.4
(63.3)		 20.7
(69.3)		 25.6
(78.1)		 28.6
(83.5)		 30.5
(86.9)		 30.1
(86.2)		 27.8
(82.0)		 24.6
(76.3)		 18.6
(65.5)		 14.2
(57.6)		 22.0
(71.6)
Average low °C (°F) 6.6
(43.9)		 8.1
(46.6)		 11.4
(52.5)		 14.6
(58.3)		 18.9
(66.0)		 21.9
(71.4)		 24.6
(76.3)		 24.3
(75.7)		 21.5
(70.7)		 18.0
(64.4)		 12.1
(53.8)		 8.2
(46.8)		 15.9
(60.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 45
(1.8)		 47
(1.9)		 13
(0.5)		 15
(0.6)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 1
(0.0)		 1
(0.0)		 0
(0)		 2
(0.1)		 14
(0.6)		 35
(1.4)		 173
(6.9)
Source: Climate-data.org

Civilization

Lar city is divided into two areas: new-city (called Shahre-jadid) and old-city (called Shahre-ghadim). New-city, which was constructed after the historical earthquake of 1960, now accommodates the main population and is considered to be modern in terms of civil and transport engineering (e.g. dead-ends are very rare). The Old city contains the Bazaar of Qaisariye, a pre-Safavid dynasty creation, that was proposed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site on August 9, 2007.[6]

Transport
Larestan International Airport

As the Department of Roads & transport & some other centres are situated in city of Lar, an interesting aspect of it is building & construction of a modern expressway between the city of Lar and a police station 10 km from the city of Gerash, but in the cost of cutting most spending from other town & villages' roads in the region & it costs human life in the road accidents in the regions which happens almost daily & have high fatality rates. The 6-lane expressway has been fully upgraded with high luminous lighting and high quality pavement to facilitate the transportation needs of people of Lar town but the cost is paid by cutting almost all other funds for repairs & making new roads in the area who are governed by Lar Road & Transport Department in Lar.[7]

Lar has an airport with daily flights to domestic and international destinations including Tehran, Dubai, Kuwait, Doha, Sharjah, etc.

Panorama of the old town, from the old castle
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References
  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (25 September 2023). "Lar, Larestan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 25 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. Lar, Iran can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3072906" 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. Bazaar of Qaisariye in Laar - UNESCO World Heritage Centre
  7. "راهها" (in Persian). Archived from the original on January 3, 2007. Retrieved October 25, 2006.
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