Larestan County
Larestan County
شهرستان لارستان | |
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| Country |  Iran |
| Province | Fars |
| Capital | Lar |
| Bakhsh (Districts) | Central District, Beyram District, Evaz District, Banaruiyeh District, Sahray Bagh District, Juyom District |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 55,235 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+4:30 (IRDT) |
Larestan County (Template:Lang-fa) is a county in Fars Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Lar.[1] The county has eight cities: Lar, Evaz, Beyram, Banaruiyeh, Fishvar, Juyom, Khur, and Latifi. The county is subdivided into six districts: the Central District, Beyram, Evaz District, Banaruiyeh, Sahray Bagh, and Juyom.
The historical region of Larestan & Lamerd consists of several counties in Fars province (Lar, Khonj, Gerash County, Lamerd) and Bastak County in Hormozgan.
Larestani people speak the Larestani language.[2][3] Larestani people are of Persian descent,[4] the majority of Larestani people are Sunnis.[4][5][6][7] Larestani people call themselves "Khodmooni".
Under medieval age, Laristan was ruled by the local dynasty of Miladi, until it was removed by a Safavid invasion in 1610. In the thirteenth century, Larestan briefly became a center of trade and commerce in southern Persia.[4] Larestan was nearly always an obscure region, never becoming involved in the politics and conflicts of mainstream Persia.[4]
At the 2006 census, Larestan county's population was 54335 people.[8]
See also
- Khonj County
- Gerash County
- Bastak and Bastak County
- Lamerd County
- Larestani people
- Hola (ethnic group)
References
- ^ Gitashenasi Province Atlas of Iran
اطلس گیتاشناسی استانهای ایران - ^ A Contrastive Analysis of Inflectional Markings of English and Lari Dialect Verbs: Morphosyntactic Properties vs. Phonological Clitics (PDF). p. 795.
- ^ The History of Ancient Iran, Part 3, Volume 7. pp. 27–29.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ a b c d "Larestani, Lari in Iran".
- ^ "Larestani people of Iran".
The Larestani people are predominantly Sunni Muslims.
- ^ "Larestani People".
- ^ Islamic Desk Reference. p. 225.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-09-20.
Donald P. McCrory (2002). No ordinary man, The life and times of Miguel De Cervantes. London: Peter Owen Publishers. p. 150. ISBN 0-7206-1085-0.}
External links
- Gerash.com
- Khodmooni Forum Connecting Khodmoonis All Over the World
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