Darab
Sign in to saveDarab () is a city in the Central District of Darab County, Fars province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Darab
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- fa
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.image_skyline
- DarabView2.jpg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Iran
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Iran
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Fars
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- County
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Darab
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Central
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2016
- Settlement.population_total
- 70232
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.timezone
- IRST
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Country
- Iran
- Located in
- Central District
- Population
- 70232
- Elevation
- 1125
- Capital of
- Darab County
- Image
- DarabView2.jpg
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- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- shape
- circle
- Commons category
- Darab
- male population
- 35589
- female population
- 34643
- mountain range
- Zagros Mountains
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- History
- Demographics
- Population
- Climate
- Agriculture
- Higher education
- In literature
- Notes
- References
is a city in the Central District of Darab County, Fars province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.
==History== 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).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Darab” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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