Larestan County ( fa, شهرستان لارستان) is located in Fars province,

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

. The capital of the county is Lar. At the 2006 census, the county's population (including those portions of the county later split off to form Evaz County,

Gerash County Gerash County ( fa, شهرستان گراش) is located in Fars province, Iran. The capital of the county is Gerash. At the 2006 census, the county's population as a part of Larestan County was 39,348, in 8,734 households. Retrieved 12 November ...

and

Juyom County Juyom County ( fa, شهرستان جویم) is in Fars province, Iran. The capital of the county is the city of Juyom. At the 2006 census, the region's population (as Juyom District of Larestan County Larestan County ( fa, شهرستا ...

) was 223,235, in 49,571 households. Retrieved 30 October 2022 The following census in 2011 counted 226,879 people, in 54,686 households. At the 2016 census, the county's population was 213,920, in 60,410 households.

Administrative divisions

The historical region of Larestan and Lamerd consists of several counties in Fars province (Larestan County, Khonj County,

and

Lamerd Lamerd ( fa, لامرد, also Romanized as Lāmerd and Lāmard, also known as Tarakma) is a city and capital of Lamerd County, Fars Province, Iran. The population was 21,365 with 4,021 families as of the 2006 census. Its main industries are based ...

) and

Bastak County Bastak ( fa, بستک) is a city and capital of Bastak County, Hormozgan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Tur ...

in Hormozgan province. Larestani people speak the Larestani language. Larestani people are of Persian descent, the majority of Larestani people are

Sunnis Sunni Islam () is the largest branch of Islam, followed by 85–90% of the world's Muslims. Its name comes from the word ''Sunnah'', referring to the tradition of Muhammad. The differences between Sunni and Shia Muslims arose from a disagree ...

. 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. Larestan was nearly always an obscure region, never becoming involved in the politics and conflicts of mainstream Persia.

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Gerash.comKhodmooni Forum
Connecting Khodmoonis All Over the World {{Larestan County, state=collapsed Counties of Fars Province

Administrative divisions

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