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Darab County

{{Short description|County in Fars province, Iran}}

{{for multi|the city|Darab|other places with a similar name|Darab (disambiguation){{!}}Darab}}

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|native_name = {{langx|fa|شهرستان داراب}}

|settlement_type = County

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| map_caption1 = Location of Fars province in Iran

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|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = Iran

|subdivision_type1 = Province

|subdivision_name1 = Fars

|seat_type = Capital

|seat = Darab

|parts_type = Districts

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| p2 = Fasarud

| p3 = Forg

| p4 = Jannat

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Darab County ({{langx|fa|شهرستان داراب}}) is in Fars province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Darab.{{cite report|title=Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Fars province, centered in Shiraz|language=fa|website=lamtakam.com|via=Lam ta Kam|url=https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/113032|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207211349/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/113032|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers|last=Habibi|first=Hassan|orig-date=Approved 21 June 1369|date=c. 2023|archive-date=7 December 2023|access-date=7 December 2023|id=Notification 82840/T128K}}

History

Legend ascribes the foundation of the city to Darius, hence its name Darab-gerd ("Darius-fort").{{cn|date=May 2024}}

In the neighborhood there are various remains of antiquity, the most important of which mi. S., is known as the Kalah i Dal-a, or citadel of Darius, and consists of a series of earthworks arranged in a circle round an isolated rock. Nothing, however, remains to fix the date or explain the history of the fortification. Another monument in the vicinity is a gigantic bas-relief, carved on the vertical face of a rock, representing the victory of the Sassanian Shapur I (Sapor) of Persia over the Roman emperor Valerian, A.D. 260.{{cn|date=May 2024}}

=Administrative history=

After the 2006 National Census, Qaleh Biyaban and Qaryah ol Kheyr Rural Districts, and the city of Jannat Shahr, were separated from the Central District in the formation of Jannat District.{{cite report|title=Creation of Jannat District in the center of Jannat Shahr in Darab County of Fars province|language=fa|via=qavanin.ir/Law/PrintText/171950|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board|date=c. 2010|orig-date=Approved 15 February 1389|quote=Jannat District is located in the center of Jannat Shahr, including the rural districts of Qaryah ol Kheyr and Qaleh Biyaban in the county of Darab, Fars province...}} In addition, the villages of Do Borji{{cite report|title=Approval letter regarding the conversion of Do Borji village, the center of Forg District, from the functions of Darab County in Fars province, to a city|language=fa|website=lamtakam.com|via=Lam ta Kam|url=https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/136122|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207204651/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/136122|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission|last=Rahimi|first=Mohammad Reza|archive-date=7 December 2023|date=c. 2023|orig-date=Approved 9 August 1388|id=Proposal 160159/4/1/42; Notification 160789/T41951K|access-date=7 December 2023}} and Fadami{{cite report|title=Approval letter regarding the conversion of Fadami village from Abshur Rural District of Forg District of Darab County in Fars province to Fadami city|language=fa|website=rc.majlis.ir|via=Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library of Mobile Users|url=https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/135049|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103010651/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/135049|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board|last=Davodi|first=Parviz|archive-date=3 January 2014|date=c. 2014|orig-date=Approved 29 July 1386|id=Proposal 93023/42/4/1; Notification 166190/T38077K|access-date=7 December 2023}} were elevated to city status.

After the 2016 census, Fasarud and Paskhan Rural Districts were separated from the Central District in the formation of Fasarud District.{{cite report|title=Letter of approval regarding the creation of Fasarud District, with the center of the village of Paskhan, from the combination of Fasarud and Paskhan Rural Districts in Darab County of Fars province|language=fa|website=qavanin.ir|via=Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran|url=https://qavanin.ir/Law/TreeText/167516|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230915200813/https://qavanin.ir/Law/TreeText/167516|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers|last=Jahangiri|first=Ishaq|archive-date=15 September 2023|date=c. 2023|orig-date=Approved 22 December 1397|id=Proposal 30938|access-date=15 September 2023}} The villages of Rostaq{{cite news|title=Rostaq joined the cities of Fars|language=fa|website=iribnews.ir|via=Sada and Sima News Agency|url=https://www.iribnews.ir/fa/news/2071137/رستاق-به-جمع-شهر%E2%80%8Cهای-فارس-پیوست|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190925174436/https://www.iribnews.ir/fa/news/2071137/رستاق-به-جمع-شهر%E2%80%8Cهای-فارس-پیوست|archive-date=25 September 2019|date=16 March 2018|publisher=Ministry of the Interior|access-date=17 April 2024|id=Letter 208801}} and Paskhan{{cite news|title=The first responsible mayor of Darab, Fars, was introduced|language=fa|website=irna.ir|via=Islamic Republic News Agency|url=https://www.irna.ir/news/84785931/نخستین-شهردار-پاسخن-از-توابع-داراب-فارس-معرفی-شد|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220613075809/https://www.irna.ir/news/84785931/نخستین-شهردار-پاسخن-از-توابع-داراب-فارس-معرفی-شد|publisher=Ministry of the Interior|archive-date=13 June 2022|date=12 June 2022|access-date=17 April 2024}} rose to city status in 2018 and 2022, respectively.

Demographics

=Population=

At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 172,938 in 39,955 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 189,345 people in 50,595 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 county as 201,489 in 59,525 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}}

=Administrative divisions=

Darab County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.

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|+ Darab County Population

Administrative Divisions200620112016
Central Districtstyle="text-align: right;"| 137,677style="text-align: right;"| 125,069style="text-align: right;"| 134,535
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Bakhtajerd RD{{efn|Formerly Shahijan Rural District{{cite report|title=Approval of reforms in the rural districts of Fars province|language=fa|website=lamtakam.com|via=Lam ta Kam|url=https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/114529|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240417182950/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/114529|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council|last=Habibi|first=Hassan|archive-date=17 April 2024|date=c. 2024|orig-date=Approved 25 June 1371|id=Proposal 1.4.42.4528; Notification 23416/T31K|access-date=17 April 2024}}}}style="text-align: right;"| 8,331style="text-align: right;"| 9,413style="text-align: right;"| 9,214
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Balesh RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 10,043style="text-align: right;"| 12,408style="text-align: right;"| 14,013
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Fasarud RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 8,531style="text-align: right;"| 8,479style="text-align: right;"| 7,819
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Hashivar RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 13,827style="text-align: right;"| 14,241style="text-align: right;"| 15,425
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Nasrovan RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 8,098style="text-align: right;"| 7,935style="text-align: right;"| 7,333
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Paskhan RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 10,977style="text-align: right;"| 10,921style="text-align: right;"| 10,499
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Qaleh Biyaban RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 5,951style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Qaryah ol Kheyr RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 6,589style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Darab (city)style="text-align: right;"| 54,513style="text-align: right;"| 61,672style="text-align: right;"| 70,232
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Jannat Shahr (city)style="text-align: right;"| 10,817style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|
Fasarud District{{efn|Established after the 2016 census}}style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Fasarud RDstyle="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Paskhan RDstyle="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Paskhan (city){{efn|Became a city after the 2016 census}}style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|
Forg Districtstyle="text-align: right;"| 21,020style="text-align: right;"| 21,600style="text-align: right;"| 22,138
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Abshur RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 10,639style="text-align: right;"| 6,950style="text-align: right;"| 6,897
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Forg RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 10,381style="text-align: right;"| 7,971style="text-align: right;"| 8,237
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Do Borji (city)style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"| 2,651style="text-align: right;"| 2,907
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Fadami (city)style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"| 4,028style="text-align: right;"| 4,097
Jannat Districtstyle="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"| 27,645style="text-align: right;"| 29,852
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Qaleh Biyaban RDstyle="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"| 7,083style="text-align: right;"| 7,472
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Qaryah ol Kheyr RDstyle="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"| 8,710style="text-align: right;"| 8,782
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Jannat Shahr (city)style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"| 11,852style="text-align: right;"| 13,598
Rostaq Districtstyle="text-align: right;"| 14,241style="text-align: right;"| 14,340style="text-align: right;"| 14,391
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Kuhestan RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 5,070style="text-align: right;"| 4,985style="text-align: right;"| 5,561
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Rostaq RDstyle="text-align: right;"| 9,171style="text-align: right;"| 9,355style="text-align: right;"| 8,830
style="padding-left: 1em;" | Rostaq (city){{efn|Became a city after the 2016 census}}style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|style="text-align: right;"|
Totalstyle="text-align: right;"| 172,938style="text-align: right;"| 189,345style="text-align: right;"| 201,489
colspan=4 | {{small|RD {{=}} Rural District}}

Geography

Darab County has five hundred villages, and possesses a very hot climate, snow being rarely seen there in winter. Darab County has an area of about 7,500 square kilometers and an altitude of 1180 meters.{{cn|date=May 2024}}

Economy

Darab produces fruits, cereals, cotton, and tobacco, while the lower areas are used for winter crops by the Baharlu tribe. There are also nearby salt mines which have long been utilized. The town Darab, the capital of the district, is situated in a very fertile plain, 140 mi. S.E. of Shiraz. It has extensive orchards of orange and lemon trees and immense plantations of date-palms.{{cn|date=May 2024}}

See also

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