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 edit
Language and ethnicity edit
The inhabitants of Sar Mashhad are from the Qashqai tribe, Farsimdan tribe and speak Qashqai Turkish.[4]
Population edit
At 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 edit
Distance from important cities edit
- Kazerun 65 km
- Shiraz 169 km
- Ishahan 540 km
- Tehran 970 km
Archaeology edit
The 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 edit
Notes edit
References edit
- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (22 September 2023). "Sar Mashhad, Kazerun County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 22 September 2023.
- ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 07. 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)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 07. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 07. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ 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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