Pir Bakran

Pir Bakran

پیربکران
Pir Bakran پیربکران
City
	Pir Bakran
	Coordinates: 32°28′08″N 51°33′28″E / 32.46889°N 51.55778°ECoordinates: 32°28′08″N 51°33′28″E / 32.46889°N 51.55778°E
Country	Iran
Province	Isfahan
County	Falavarjan
Bakhsh	Pir Bakran
Population (2016 Census)
• Total	13,469
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

Pir Bakran (Persian: پیربکران‎, also Romanized as Pīr Bakrān; also known as Pīr Bāqerān; formerly known as Linjan لنجان)^[2] is a city and capital of Pir Bakran District, in Falavarjan County, Isfahan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 10,851, in 2,934 families.^[3] It is located southwest by road from Isfahan.

Sights[]

It contains the mausoleum of , a Sufi saint who taught theology outside the existing structure at the site.^{[citation needed]} The iwan was constructed to serve as his classroom, but was uncompleted at the time of his death in 1303. The structure was later modified to function as his mausoleum.

The ancient cemetery of the Jews of Esfahan is situated close to this complex. It contains tombs inscribed from the 2nd century AD. The major mausoleum contains the tomb attributed to the biblical person Serah bat Asher. For Jews this is a place of pilgrimage.

For its public transit system, The city is served by Falavarjan County Municipalities Mass Transit Organization bus network route 3.

Images of Serah bar Asher cemetery[]

Memorial tile image for Moses, inscription in Hebrew and Farsi letters
Recent gravestone (2012), showing date in Hebrew and Farsi calendars

References[]

^ "Statistical Center of Iran > Home".
^ Pir Bakran can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "6013138" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-11-11.