Lar, Iran

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Lar
لار
City
Shahre Jadid Lar 03.jpg
Lar is located in Iran
Lar
Lar
Coordinates: 27°40′52″N 54°20′25″E / 27.68111°N 54.34028°E / 27.68111; 54.34028Coordinates: 27°40′52″N 54°20′25″E / 27.68111°N 54.34028°E / 27.68111; 54.34028
Country Iran
ProvinceFars
CountyLarestan
BakhshCentral
Area
 • Total5,000 km2 (2,000 sq mi)
Elevation
802 m (2,631 ft)
Population
 (2016 Census)
 • Total62,045 [1]
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)
Area code(s)0715

Lar (Persian: لار‎, also Romanized as Lār; also known as Larestan)[2] is a city and capital of Larestan County, Fars Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 55,265, in 6,891 families.[3] Lar's inhabitants are Larestani people.

History[]

The city was originally called Lar after the person who had first established the city. Lar (لاڑ) is the name of one of Shahnameh's famous heroes. Around 16th and 17th centuries, Lar was considered to be a major stop along the road to the Persian Gulf.

Larestani people migrated to Arab states in the Persian Gulf in significant figures around the 1600s, such as Qatar, the UAE, Bahrain, and Kuwait. Some have surname as "Lari" or "Al Lari" along with many other family and tribal names.

Climate[]

hideClimate data for Lar
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 18.3
(64.9) 		19.3
(66.7) 		23.5
(74.3) 		26.8
(80.2) 		32.4
(90.3) 		35.3
(95.5) 		36.5
(97.7) 		35.9
(96.6) 		34.1
(93.4) 		31.2
(88.2) 		25.1
(77.2) 		20.3
(68.5) 		28.2
(82.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) 12.4
(54.3) 		13.7
(56.7) 		17.4
(63.3) 		20.7
(69.3) 		25.6
(78.1) 		28.6
(83.5) 		30.5
(86.9) 		30.1
(86.2) 		27.8
(82.0) 		24.6
(76.3) 		18.6
(65.5) 		14.2
(57.6) 		22.0
(71.6)
Average low °C (°F) 6.6
(43.9) 		8.1
(46.6) 		11.4
(52.5) 		14.6
(58.3) 		18.9
(66.0) 		21.9
(71.4) 		24.6
(76.3) 		24.3
(75.7) 		21.5
(70.7) 		18.0
(64.4) 		12.1
(53.8) 		8.2
(46.8) 		15.9
(60.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 45
(1.8) 		47
(1.9) 		13
(0.5) 		15
(0.6) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		1
(0.0) 		1
(0.0) 		0
(0) 		2
(0.1) 		14
(0.6) 		35
(1.4) 		173
(6.9)
Source: Climate-data.org

Civilization[]

Lar city is divided into two areas: new-city (called Shahre-jadid) and old-city (called Shahre-ghadim). New-city, which was constructed after the historical earthquake of 1960, now accommodates the main population and is considered to be modern in terms of civil and transport engineering (e.g. dead-ends are very rare). The Old city contains the , a pre-Safavid dynasty creation, that was proposed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site on August 9, 2007.[4]

Transport[]

Larestan International Airport

As the Department of Roads & transport & some other centres are situated in city of Lar, an interesting aspect of it is building & construction of a modern expressway between the city of Lar and a police station 10 km from the city of Gerash, but in the cost of cutting most spending from other town & villages' roads in the region & it costs human life in the road accidents in the regions which happens almost daily & have high fatality rates. The 6-lane expressway has been fully upgraded with high luminous lighting and high quality pavement to facilitate the transportation needs of people of Lar town but the cost is paid by cutting almost all other funds for repairs & making new roads in the area who are governed by Lar Road & Transport Department in Lar.[5]

Lar has an airport with daily flights to domestic and international destinations including Tehran, Dubai, Kuwait, Doha, Sharjah, etc.

Gallery[]

Panorama of the old town, from the old castle

References[]

  1. ^ "Statistical Center of Iran > Home".
  2. ^ Lar, Iran can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3072906" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  3. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-11-11.
  4. ^ Bazaar of Qaisariye in Laar - UNESCO World Heritage Centre
  5. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20070103220349/http://www.larroad.ir/roads.asp. Archived from the original on January 3, 2007. Retrieved October 25, 2006. Missing or empty |title= (help)

External links[]

  • Gerash - Information on history, demographics and photos of this region
  • Khodmooni Forum Connecting Khodmoonis All Over the World
  • Emaddeh information Up to date information about Emaddeh & Other Achmoi areas, news, photos, etc.
  • "Lar" . New International Encyclopedia. 1905.
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