Sar Mashhad (Persian: سرمشهد)[a] is a village in Dadin Rural District of Jereh and Baladeh District, Kazerun County, Fars province, Iran.
Sar Mashhad
Persian: سرمشهد | |
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Village | |
 Rock relief of Bahram II at Sar Mashhad | |
  Sar Mashhad | |
| Coordinates: 29°17′25″N 51°42′14″E / 29.29028°N 51.70389°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Fars |
| County | Kazerun |
| District | Jereh and Baladeh |
| Rural District | Dadin |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 2,818 |
| Time zone | UTC 3:30 (IRST) |
Demographics
editLanguage and ethnicity
editThe inhabitants of Sar Mashhad are from the Qashqai tribe, Farsimdan tribe and speak Qashqai Turkish.[4]
Population
editAt the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 3,047 in 623 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 2,878 people in 684 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 2,818 people in 748 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.[2]
Geography
editDistance from important cities
edit- Kazerun 65 km
- Shiraz 169 km
- Ishahan 540 km
- Tehran 970 km
Archaeology
editThe place is notable for being the site of a Sasanian rock relief made during the reign of king (shah) Bahram II (r. 274–293).[7] The relief portrays him as a hunter who has slain a lion while throwing his sword at another.[7] His wife is holding his right hand in a signal of safeguard, while the high priest Kartir and another figure, most likely a prince, are watching.[7] The scenery has been the subject of several symbolic and metaphorical meanings, though it is most likely supposed to portray a simple royal display of bravery during a real-life hunt.[7] An inscription of Kartir is underneath the relief.[7]
See also
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Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (5 October 2024). "Sar Mashhad, Kazerun County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 5 October 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Sar Mashhad can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3082934" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
- ^ The Cambridge History of Iran, Volume 3
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d e Shahbazi 1988, pp. 514–522.
Sources
edit- Shahbazi, A. Shapur (1988). "Bahrām II". Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. III, Fasc. 5. pp. 514–522.
Further reading
edit- Canepa, Matthew (2018). "Sar Mashhad". In Nicholson, Oliver (ed.). The Oxford Dictionary of Late Antiquity. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-866277-8.
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