Zavareh
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Zavareh is a city in and the capital of Zavareh District
, in Ardestan County
, Isfahan Province, Iran
. At the 2006 census, its population was 7,806, in 2,197 families.
Zavareh is located at the northeast of Isfahan Province, next to the central desert area. It is known that Zavareh had a Sassanian fire temple
and was an important trade center in the Seljuk period. The town is named after Zavareh, the brother of Rostam
, a mythical hero of Iran.
Khodashahr (God's City), Iran's first high-tech city, is built in the east of Zavareh with investments from oversea Iranians.
Zavareh District
Zavareh District is a district in Ardestan County, Isfahan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 12,747, in 3,629 families. The District has one city: Zavareh....
, in Ardestan County
Ardestan County
Ardestan County is a county in Isfahan Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Ardestan. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 43,585, in 12,587 families. The county is subdivided into two districts: the Central District and Zavareh District. The county has three cities: Ardestan,...
, Isfahan Province, Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
. At the 2006 census, its population was 7,806, in 2,197 families.
Zavareh is located at the northeast of Isfahan Province, next to the central desert area. It is known that Zavareh had a Sassanian fire temple
Fire temple
A fire temple in Zoroastrianism is the place of worship for Zoroastrians. Zoroastrians revere fire in any form. In the Zoroastrian religion, fire , together with clean water , are agents of ritual purity...
and was an important trade center in the Seljuk period. The town is named after Zavareh, the brother of Rostam
Rostam
Rostam is the national hero of Greater Iran from Zabulistan in Persian mythology and son of Zal and Rudaba. In some ways, the position of Rostam in the historical tradition is parallel to that of Surena, the hero of the Carrhae. His figure was endowed with many features of the historical...
, a mythical hero of Iran.
Khodashahr (God's City), Iran's first high-tech city, is built in the east of Zavareh with investments from oversea Iranians.
Historical sites
- Zavareh Grand Mosque: An inscription in the entrance stuccoStuccoStucco or render is a material made of an aggregate, a binder, and water. Stucco is applied wet and hardens to a very dense solid. It is used as decorative coating for walls and ceilings and as a sculptural and artistic material in architecture...
dates this Seljuk-era mosqueMosqueA mosque is a place of worship for followers of Islam. The word is likely to have entered the English language through French , from Portuguese , from Spanish , and from Berber , ultimately originating in — . The Arabic word masjid literally means a place of prostration...
to 1135-1136, making it the first known dated mosque constructed according to a four-portico (iwanIwanAn iwan is a rectangular hall or space, usually vaulted, walled on three sides, with one end entirely open. The formal gateway to the iwan is called pishtaq, a Persian term for a portal projecting from the facade of a building, usually decorated with calligraphy bands, glazed tilework, and...
) plan in the post-Islamic Iran. - Pa Minar Mosque: The minaretMinaretA minaret مناره , sometimes مئذنه) is a distinctive architectural feature of Islamic mosques, generally a tall spire with an onion-shaped or conical crown, usually either free standing or taller than any associated support structure. The basic form of a minaret includes a base, shaft, and gallery....
of this mosque bears a KuficKuficKufic is the oldest calligraphic form of the various Arabic scripts and consists of a modified form of the old Nabataean script. Its name is derived from the city of Kufa, Iraq, although it was known in Mesopotamia at least 100 years before the foundation of Kufa. At the time of the emergence of...
inscription in brick, dating it to 1068-1069. This makes it the second oldest dated minaret in Iran, the oldest being at SavehSavehSāveh is a city in the Markazi Province of Iran. It is located around 100 km southwest of Tehran. As of 2006, the city had a population of 179,009 people.-History:In the 7th century BC it was as stronghold of the Medes...
. The minaret makes part of a Seljuk mosque, which has been restored during the Il-KhanidIlkhanateThe Ilkhanate, also spelled Il-khanate , was a Mongol khanate established in Azerbaijan and Persia in the 13th century, considered a part of the Mongol Empire...
period. - Zavareh's Kariz Qanat: This QanatQanatA qanāt is a water management system used to provide a reliable supply of water for human settlements and irrigation in hot, arid and semi-arid climates...
dates back to 5000 year ago, is a network of underground canals which brings the water from distant water resources.