Hesaruiyeh

Hesaruiyeh (Persian: حصاروييه, Romanized as Ḩeşārū’īyeh; also known as Hazār, Hazārū, and Hisāru)^[1] is a village in Khatunabad Rural District, in the Central District of Shahr-e Babak County, Kerman Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 221, in 54 families.^[2] Hesaruiyeh is located roughly 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) southeast of Shahr-e Babak.^[3]

Hesaruiyeh حصاروييه
village
Hesaruiyeh
Coordinates: 30°02′37″N 55°12′59″E
Country	Iran
Province	Kerman
County	Shahr-e Babak
Bakhsh	Central
Rural District	Khatunabad
Population  (2006)
• Total	221
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

Etymology

One local author suggests that the name comes from the words Ḩeşār (حصار), meaning "fort", "fence", "wall", or "barrier", and bārū (بارو) meaning "fortification".^[4]

History

Ḩeşārū’īyeh served as the stronghold of the Ismailis and is home to many Ismailis who have contributed a lot to building Shahr-e-Babak^[5] when they ruled Shahr-e Babak during their rule in the 19th century.^[4]

Surroundings

Ḩeşārū’īyeh is located close to Road 71, a national highway that connects Tehran in the north to Bandar-Abbas in the South. In addition to the forts and the barriers, there is a nearby horseshoe-shaped hill called Tale-h Hesar, meaning "hill of the fort".^[6]