Darab
Encyclopedia
Darab is a city in and the capital of Darab County
, Fars Province, Iran
. At the 2006 census, its population was 54,513, in 13,279 families.
Around Darab are a lot of villages such as Tizab, Nasravan, Barab.
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Darab County
Darab County is a county in Fars Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Darab. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 172,938, in 39,955 families. The county is subdivided into three districts: the Central District, Rostaq District, and Forg District...
, Fars 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 54,513, in 13,279 families.
Around Darab are a lot of villages such as Tizab, Nasravan, Barab.
Historical background
Darab city one of the oldest cities in Iran, and is even mentioned in the famous persian epic Shahname by FerdowsiFerdowsi
Ferdowsi was a highly revered Persian poet. He was the author of the Shahnameh, the national epic of Iran and related societies.The Shahnameh was originally composed by Ferdowsi for the princes of the Samanid dynasty, who were responsible for a revival of Persian cultural traditions after the...
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