Chah Varz

Coordinates: 27°25′52″N 53°26′13″E / 27.43111°N 53.43694°E / 27.43111; 53.43694
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Chah Varz
Persian: چاه ورز
City
Chah Varz is located in Iran
Chah Varz
Chah Varz
Coordinates: 27°25′52″N 53°26′13″E / 27.43111°N 53.43694°E / 27.43111; 53.43694[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceFars
CountyLamerd
DistrictChah Varz
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total2,391
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Chah Varz (Persian: چاه ورز)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Chah Varz District of Lamerd County, Fars province, Iran.[4] It also serves as the administrative center for Chah Varz Rural District.[5]

At the 2006 census, its population was 2,640 in 521 households, when it was a village in Chah Varz Rural District of the Central District.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 2,404 people in 619 households.[7] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 2,391 people in 737 households, by which time the rural district had been separated from the district in the establishment of Chah Varz District.[4] It was the most populous village in its rural district.[2]

After the census, the village of Chah Varz was elevated to the status of a city.[8]

Chah Varz is about 300 km south of the provincial capital city of Shiraz. It has a tropical climate and contains historical places. It is located near one of the biggest natural gas sites (Azadegan).

Etymology[edit]

Chah Varz's name is different in historical books, as "Chah Vard" or "Chah Bord". Ali-Akbar Dehkhoda wrote Chah Varz's name in the Dehkhoda Dictionary as "Chah Varzd," "Chah" meaning "water well" and "Vard" meaning Flower, translating to "Well of Flower."

Old Arabic authors wrote Chah Varz's name as "Chah Bord", meaning "Well of Rock" in English.

Old Chah Varzian people say the name was "Chah Varzā," which translates to "Well of Ox," saying the reason for this refers to the people of the town bringing oxen to retrieve water from the well.

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Also Romanized as Chāh Varz; also known as Chāh Vard[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (24 September 2023). "Chah Varz, Lamerd County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 07. Archived from the original (Excel) on 6 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Chah Varz can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3057701" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ a b Rahimi, Mohammadreza (14 December 2013). "Letter of approval regarding country divisions of Lamerd County, Fars province". Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Archived from the original on 5 March 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  5. ^ Habibi, Hassan. "Creating reforms in Fars province". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 28 November 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 07. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  7. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 07. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  8. ^ Fazli, Abdolreza Rahmani (21 June 1369). "The approvals of the Ministry of Interior regarding the transformation of villages in the center of the district into cities". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 7 December 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023.