Arad, Iran

For the administrative divisions, see Arad District and Arad Rural District. For other places with the same name, see Arad.

Arad
Persian: ارد
City
Arad is located in Iran
Arad
Arad
Coordinates: 27°43′44″N 53°37′28″E / 27.72889°N 53.62444°E / 27.72889; 53.62444[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceFars
CountyGerash
DistrictArad
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
5,094
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Arad (Persian: ارد)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Arad District of Gerash County, Fars province, Iran.[4] It also serves as the administrative center for Arad Rural District.[5]

The outskirts of the city include many farming areas and dry open land. Arad is enclosed by two large mountains running parallel to the city. This makes travel to the city difficult. There is one two sided paved road running from a two-way split further down the road. This highway runs both east and west to large cities such as Jahrom, Qom, Firouzabad, Shiraz, Lar, Evaz, Gerash, and continues all the way South to the port city of Bandar Abbas.

Demographics

Ethnicity and religion

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, Arad's population was 5,264 in 1,181 households, when it was a village in Arad Rural District of the former Gerash District of Larestan County.[6][b] The following census in 2011 counted 5,574 people in 1,623 households,[8] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Gerash County. The rural district was transferred to the new Central District,[9] and six months later was transferred to the new Arad District.[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 5,094 people in 1,502 households.[2]

After the census, Arad was elevated to the status of a city.[10]

Economy and infrastructure

Arad has a few markets where citizens may purchase fruits, vegetables, food, meats, bread, and other household items. The city also sports a lone gas station just outside the city. Many of the working population either work in a larger city/province, work in the farms, shops, or transport goods for a living. Most of the housing in the city is pre-modern clay and sand hardened structures. Newer buildings are made from bright white marble tile. The town is governed by a single Police/Military station/office.

Arad has three major mosques located around the city, one of which was built just recently and is openly televised on the main Fars news network. The city also includes four smaller mosques dispersed around the town.

Transportation includes Iran's older model Paykan automobiles, Peugeot 206, motorcycles, Nissian S24 'Saipa', L90, and the harder to spot Samand Sedan.

See also

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Notes

  1. ^ Also romanized as Ard, Erad, Īrad, and Ird[3]
  2. ^ Formerly Lar County[7]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (3 October 2024). "Arad, Gerash County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  2. ^ a b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Fars Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 6 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Arad, Iran can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3053514" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ a b Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (24 November 1402) [Approved May 2019]. Special historical report: becoming the county of Gerash according to government documents. new.gerishna.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Proposal 204101/4/42; Notification 158802/T38854AH20. Archived from the original on 15 November 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2024 – via Afsana Gerash.
  5. ^ Mousavi, Mirhossein (c. 2023) [Approved 26 March 1365]. Creation and formation of 22 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Lar County under Fars province. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 17013. Archived from the original on 8 December 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2023 – via Lam ta Kam.
  6. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Fars Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  7. ^ Letter of approval regarding changing the name of Lar County to Larestan. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. c. 2022 [Approved 7 October 1398]. Proposal 1.42.25950; Notification 31592T24775H. Archived from the original on 21 April 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2023 – via Martyrdom of Imam Ali (AS) Research Center of the Islamic Council.
  8. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Fars Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
  9. ^ Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (c. 2021) [Approved 11 November 2018]. Creation of Gerash County in the center of Gerash city in Fars province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Proposal 156861/42/4/1. Archived from the original on 9 October 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2024 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
  10. ^ Fazli, Abdolreza Rahmani (21 September 1397) [Approved 17 May 1396]. "Notification of the approval of the Ministry of the Interior regarding the conversion of Arad village in Gerash County to a city". dotic.ir (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior. Letter 59806/33667. Archived from the original on 4 December 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2024 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of Iran.


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