Darab

Darab
Persian: داراب
City
Darab is located in Iran
Darab
Darab
Coordinates: 28°45′19″N 54°33′12″E / 28.75528°N 54.55333°E / 28.75528; 54.55333
Country Iran
ProvinceFars
CountyDarab
DistrictCentral
Population
(2016)
 • Total70,232
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Darab (Persian: داراب, romanizedDārāb) — formerly Darabkert, or Darábgerd ("city of Darius")— is a city in the Central District of Darab County, Fars province, Iran, serving as both capital of the district and of the county.

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 54,513 in 13,279 households. The following census in 2011 counted 61,672 people in 16,930 households. The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 70,232 people in 21,308 households.

Historical background

Darab is one of the oldest cities in Iran, and is mentioned in the Persian epic Shahname by Ferdowsi. Legend ascribes the foundation of the city to Darius I, hence its earlier name Daráb-gerd (Darius-town).

In the neighborhood there are various remains, including the Kalah i Daráb (citadel of Darius), which consists of a series of earthworks arranged in a circle around an isolated rock. Another monument in the vicinity is a giant bas-relief, carved on the vertical face of a rock, representing the victory of the Sasanian king Shapur I over the Roman emperor Valerian in 260 A.D.

According to Hamza al-Isfahani, the city was triangular in design, and the circular defensive wall, which has been uncovered, was built in the 8th century by a governor of Fars under Hajjaj ibn Yusuf. The circle is irregular, and about 1,900 m in diameter.

During most of the Middle Ages, the city remained the capital of a large district. The city's products included textiles, jasmine oil, various mineral salts, and mumiya, a mineral exudate.

Climate

Climate data for Darab
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 16.1
(61.0)
19.1
(66.4)
23.0
(73.4)
28.8
(83.8)
35.8
(96.4)
40.2
(104.4)
41.7
(107.1)
40.7
(105.3)
37.3
(99.1)
31.9
(89.4)
24.5
(76.1)
19.0
(66.2)
29.8
(85.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) 9.9
(49.8)
12.7
(54.9)
16.0
(60.8)
21.0
(69.8)
27.1
(80.8)
31.4
(88.5)
34.0
(93.2)
33.0
(91.4)
28.6
(83.5)
23.1
(73.6)
16.4
(61.5)
12.1
(53.8)
22.1
(71.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 3.9
(39.0)
6.4
(43.5)
9.0
(48.2)
13.2
(55.8)
18.4
(65.1)
22.6
(72.7)
26.3
(79.3)
25.3
(77.5)
19.9
(67.8)
14.3
(57.7)
8.3
(46.9)
5.2
(41.4)
14.4
(57.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 75.0
(2.95)
45.5
(1.79)
52.6
(2.07)
16.8
(0.66)
0.4
(0.02)
1.9
(0.07)
2.2
(0.09)
2.9
(0.11)
0.4
(0.02)
1.0
(0.04)
6.4
(0.25)
52.3
(2.06)
257.4
(10.13)
Average relative humidity (%) 61 56 51 39 25 21 24 25 27 30 42 54 38
Mean monthly sunshine hours 225.1 223.6 261.7 283.2 352.0 346.9 337.0 337.9 318.7 312.1 259.2 236.3 3,493.7
Source: Climate-Data.org

Agricultural products

Major city products are wheat, citrus, cotton, maize and palm.

Higher education

The city has five universities: Islamic Azad University, Darab Branch; Payame Noor University, Darab center; agriculture and national resources school of Darab; Paramedical school of Darab; and a branch of the Technical and Vocational University.

In literature

In the notes to his long mystical poem The Kasidah (1880), Sir Richard Francis Burton describes his alter ego "Haji Abdu El-Yezdi" as being a native of Darab.


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