Darab

Darab is one of the oldest cities in Iran, and is mentioned in the Persian epic Shahname by Ferdowsi. Legend ascribes the foundation of the city to Darius I, hence its earlier name Daráb-gerd (Darius-town).{{EB1911|inline=1 |wstitle=Daráb |volume=7 |page=826 }}

In the neighborhood there are various remains, including the Kalah i Daráb (citadel of Darius), which consists of a series of earthworks arranged in a circle around an isolated rock. Another monument in the vicinity is a giant bas-relief, carved on the vertical face of a rock, representing the victory of the Sasanian king Shapur I over the Roman emperor Valerian in 260 A.D.

According to Hamza al-Isfahani, the city was triangular in design, and the circular defensive wall, which has been uncovered, was built in the 8th century by a governor of Fars under Hajjaj ibn Yusuf. The circle is irregular, and about 1,900 m in diameter.{{cite web |last1=Huff |first1=Dietrich |title=DĀRĀB (2) |url=http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/darab-2 |website=Encyclopaedia Iranica |access-date=8 July 2019}}

During most of the Middle Ages, the city remained the capital of a large district. The city's products included textiles, jasmine oil, various mineral salts, and mumiya, a mineral exudate.

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 54,513 in 13,279 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Fars Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=amar.org.ir|url=http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/07.xls|access-date=25 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920091830/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/07.xls|format=Excel|archive-date=20 September 2011}} The following census in 2011 counted 61,672 people in 16,930 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Fars Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=irandataportal.syr.edu|via=Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University|url=https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Fars.xls|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230116202002/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Fars.xls|archive-date=16 January 2023|access-date=19 December 2022|format=Excel}} The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 70,232 people in 21,308 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Fars Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=amar.org.ir|url=https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_07.xlsx|access-date=19 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220406013432/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_07.xlsx|format=Excel|archive-date=6 April 2022}}

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|Jan high C = 16.1

|Feb high C = 19.1

|Mar high C = 23.0

|Apr high C = 28.8

|May high C = 35.8

|Jun high C = 40.2

|Jul high C = 41.7

|Aug high C = 40.7

|Sep high C = 37.3

|Oct high C = 31.9

|Nov high C = 24.5

|Dec high C = 19.0

|Jan mean C = 9.9

|Feb mean C = 12.7

|Mar mean C = 16.0

|Apr mean C = 21.0

|May mean C = 27.1

|Jun mean C = 31.4

|Jul mean C = 34.0

|Aug mean C = 33.0

|Sep mean C = 28.6

|Oct mean C = 23.1

|Nov mean C = 16.4

|Dec mean C = 12.1

|Jan low C = 3.9

|Feb low C = 6.4

|Mar low C = 9.0

|Apr low C = 13.2

|May low C = 18.4

|Jun low C = 22.6

|Jul low C = 26.3

|Aug low C = 25.3

|Sep low C = 19.9

|Oct low C = 14.3

|Nov low C = 8.3

|Dec low C = 5.2

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation mm = 75.0

|Feb precipitation mm = 45.5

|Mar precipitation mm = 52.6

|Apr precipitation mm = 16.8

|May precipitation mm = 0.4

|Jun precipitation mm = 1.9

|Jul precipitation mm = 2.2

|Aug precipitation mm = 2.9

|Sep precipitation mm = 0.4

|Oct precipitation mm = 1.0

|Nov precipitation mm = 6.4

|Dec precipitation mm = 52.3

|Jan humidity = 61

|Feb humidity = 56

|Mar humidity = 51

|Apr humidity = 39

|May humidity = 25

|Jun humidity = 21

|Jul humidity = 24

|Aug humidity = 25

|Sep humidity = 27

|Oct humidity = 30

|Nov humidity = 42

|Dec humidity = 54

|Jan sun = 225.1

|Feb sun = 223.6

|Mar sun = 261.7

|Apr sun = 283.2

|May sun = 352.0

|Jun sun = 346.9

|Jul sun = 337.0

|Aug sun = 337.9

|Sep sun = 318.7

|Oct sun = 312.1

|Nov sun = 259.2

|Dec sun = 236.3

|source 1 = IRIMO(humidity 1995-2005){{cite web

| url = http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/iranarchive.asp

| title = Statistics of 200 synoptic stations: HASANABADE DARAB (40862)

| publisher = Iran Meteorological Organization

| language = Persian

| script-title=fa: آمار 200 ایستکاه سینوپتیک کشور

| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160217102629/http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/iranarchive.asp

| archive-date=17 February 2016

| access-date =25 August 2024}}

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Major city products are wheat, citrus, cotton, maize and palm.{{cn|date=June 2024}}

The city has five universities: Islamic Azad University, Darab Branch; Payame Noor University, Darab center; agriculture and national resources school of Darab; Paramedical school of Darab; and a branch of the Technical and Vocational University.{{cite web | url=http://iaudarab.ac.ir/ | title=Islamic Azad university of Darab | access-date=8 April 2020}}

In the notes to his long mystical poem The Kasidah (1880), Sir Richard Francis Burton describes his alter ego "Haji Abdu El-Yezdi" as being a native of Darab.{{cn|date=June 2024}}

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Category:Populated places in Darab County

Category:Cities in Fars province

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