Zavareh

For the city in Libya, see Zuwara. For the administrative division, see Zavareh District. For the village in Khuzestan province, see Zavareh. For Rostam's brother, see Zavara.

Zavareh (Persian: زواره)^[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Zavareh District of Ardestan County, Isfahan province, Iran.^[4]

Zavareh Persian: زواره
City
Zavareh
Coordinates: 33°26′41″N 52°29′08″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Isfahan
County	Ardestan
District	Zavareh
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	8,320
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 7,806 in 2,197 households.^[5] The following census in 2011 counted 7,814 people in 2,385 households.^[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 8,320 people in 2,671 households.^[2]

Overview

Zavareh in the northeast of the province, next to the central desert area. It is known that Zavareh had a Sassanian fire temple and was an important trade center in the Seljuk period. The town is named after Zavara, the brother of Rostam, a mythical hero of Iran.

Historical sites

• Zavareh Grand Mosque: An inscription in the entrance stucco dates this Seljuk-era mosque to 1135–1136, making it the first known dated mosque constructed according to a four-portico (iwan) plan in the post-Islamic Iran.
• Pa Minar Mosque: The minaret of this mosque bears a Kufic inscription in brick, dating it to 1068–1069. This makes it the second oldest dated minaret in Iran, the oldest being at Saveh. The minaret makes part of a Seljuk mosque, which has been restored during the Il-Khanid period.
• Zavareh's Kariz Qanat: This qanat dates back to 5000 year ago, a network of underground canals that delivers water from distant resources.

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Zavāreh and Zavvāreh; also known as Īstgāh-ye Zavār, Zavâre, and Zūrāvar^[3]