Sarvestan () is a city in the Central District of Sarvestan County, Fars province,

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...

, serving as capital of both the county and the district. The city is southeast of Shiraz, the capital of

Fars province Fars Province or Pars Province, also known as Persis or Farsistan (فارسستان), is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. Its capital is the city of Shiraz. Pars province has an area of 122,400 km2 and is located in Iran's southwest, i ...

. Many tropical and sub-tropical plants are grown in Sarvestan (i.e.

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Pistachios The pistachio (, ; ''Pistacia vera'') is a small to medium-sized tree of the Anacardiaceae, cashew family, originating in Iran. The tree produces nut (fruit)#Culinary definition and uses, seeds that are widely consumed as food. In 2022, world ...

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). The yoghurt of Sarvestan is very famous.

History

Sarvestan's history goes back some 2600 years when the Achaemenids established the

Persian Empire The Achaemenid Empire or Achaemenian Empire, also known as the Persian Empire or First Persian Empire (; , , ), was an Iranian empire founded by Cyrus the Great of the Achaemenid dynasty in 550 BC. Based in modern-day Iran, it was the larg ...

. The

Sassanid The Sasanian Empire (), officially Eranshahr ( , "Empire of the Iranian peoples, Iranians"), was an List of monarchs of Iran, Iranian empire that was founded and ruled by the House of Sasan from 224 to 651. Enduring for over four centuries, th ...

monument of Sasanids' Palace (Kakhe Sasan) is located in south east of the city 90 km from Shiraz, experts believe the monument was constructed during the Sasanid dynastic era (224-651 A.D), and it was either a governing palace or a Zoroastrian temple, probably a fire temple. The monument was registered in Iran's National Heritage list in 1956, but the site in danger as the result of unprofessional restorations. Sarvestan is the birthplace of Sheikh Yusef Sarvestani, who was a moralist.

Demographics

Ethnicity

The majority of people in Sarvestan are Persians.

Population

At the time of the 2006 national census, the city's population was 16,846 in 4,094 households, when it was capital of the former Sarvestan District of Shiraz County. The following census in 2011 counted 19,116 people in 4,898 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Sarvestan County. The city and the rural district were transferred to the new Central District, with Sarvestan as the county's capital. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 18,187 people in 5,592 households.

Vegetation

More of the county have gramineous vegetation and two types including tree and shrub. File:Fimt0120112156.jpg File:Rebatsarvestan09.jpg

Colleges and universities

Based on public census in 2006, about 76% of Sarvestanis are literate and 10.5% have academic educations. There are two major universities in the city:
Islamic Azad University of Sarvestan

Payame Noor University of Sarvestan

Notes

References

Cities in Fars province Populated places in Sarvestan County {{Sarvestan-geo-stub