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Fahraj, Yazd - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 31°45′47″N 54°34′43″E / 31.76306°N 54.57861°E

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Fahraj Persian: فهرج
Village
Fahraj
Coordinates: 31°45′47″N 54°34′43″E / 31.76306°N 54.57861°E / 31.76306; 54.57861^[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Yazd
County	Yazd
District	Central
Rural District	Fahraj
Population (2016)^[2]
• Total	2,963
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

Fahraj (Persian: فهرج)^[a] is a village in Fahraj Rural District of the Central District of Yazd County, Yazd province, Iran.

Located 30 km southeast of Yazd on the road to Bafq, at the foothill of Chalta mountain, Fahraj lies in an arid region on the edge of the desert and relies on qanats and deep wells for its water supply. Its population consists mainly of Persian-speaking Shi'ites.^[4]

History

In the Tarikh-e Yazd, Ja'far ibn Mohammad Ja'fari attributed Fahraj's founding to the Sasanian king Kavad I. As Bahra, the 10th-century geographers Estakhri and al-Moqaddasi listed Fahraj as one of the main towns in the province of Yazd, along with Meybod and Na'in. Like the other two, Fahraj was described as possessing a jameh mosque. Later, Abu'l-Fida gave the geographical coordinates of Fahraj, something he only did for places he considered important, indicating the continued significance of Fahraj at this time.^[4]

Fahraj was the scene of an episode during Muslim conquest of Persia. The army of the caliph Umar I, chasing the Sasanian emperor Yazdegerd III, came to Fahraj, where they called upon the town's Zorastrian inhabitants to convert to Islam. The people of Fahraj resisted, along with those of nearby Khovaydak and Faraftar, and they fought back against the Muslim army. A number of the companions of Muhammad, as well as members of the following generation, were killed. They came to be known as the šohadā-ye Fahraj, or "the martyrs of Fahraj", and mausoleums said to belong to them still exist at Abadi-ye Shohada, 2 km outside of Fahraj.^[4]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 2,694 in 697 households.^[5] The following census in 2011 counted 2,690 people in 767 households.^[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 2,963 people in 861 households.^[2]

Mosque

The jameh mosque of Fahraj, located in the center of town, is one of the oldest extant mosques in Iran. It is made of sun-dried bricks, with the façade coated in sim-gel (a mixture of sand, clay, and chopped straw, gel-rig, and plaster bracing. The minaret, built in the 10th or 11th century, is made of smaller bricks. The eastern wall has stucco reliefs that, along with other decorative elements, resemble Sasanian art. In times of upheaval, people would store their valuables in hiding places in the mosque to protect them from thieves or raiders.^[4]

Notes

^ Also romanized as Fahrej; also known as Fahruj and Faraj^[3]

References

^ OpenStreetMap contributors (3 March 2023). "Fahraj, Yazd County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 3 March 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 21. Archived from the original (Excel) on 18 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
^ Fahraj can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3062553" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Langarudi, Rezazadeh. "FAHRAJ)". Encyclopaedia Iranica. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 21. 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. 21. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

Yazd Province, Iran

Capital

Yazd

Counties and cities

Abarkuh County	Abarkuh Mehrdasht
Ardakan County	Ardakan Ahmadabad Aqda
Ashkezar County	Ashkezar Khezrabad Nadushan
Bafq County	Bafq
Behabad County	Behabad
Khatam County	Herat Marvast
Mehriz County	Mehriz
Meybod County	Meybod
Taft County	Taft Nir
Yazd County	Yazd Hamidiya Shahediyeh Zarach

Landmarks

Shesh Baadgir (Six-Windcatcher-Ab Anbar)
Yazdan fire temple
Amir Chakhmagh Tekyeh
Sarv-e Abarqu
Green Pir Chak Chak temple
Lari house
Yazd Tower of Silence
Saghand Caravansary
Shavvaz castle
Iskandar's jail
Chahartaghi cave
Marvast citadel
* Nadoshan citadel
Jameh Mosque of Yazd
Dowlat Abad Garden
Shahvali mosque
Khan Bath and Khan square

populated places

List of cities, towns and villages in Yazd Province

Yazd County

Capital

Yazd

Districts

Central

Cities

Rural Districts
and villages

Fahraj	Ahmadabad-e Mashir Akramabad Aliabad-e Dashti Askariyeh Chah-e Madrasi Chah-e Mohammadabad Yazdani Deh Now Dowlatabad-e Amanat Fahraj Brick Company Industrial Estate Fahraj Hoseynabad-e Rismani Khavidak Mahmudi Mohammadabad Mohammadiyeh Seyyed Mirza Sherkat-e Sahami Mehr Shohada
Fajr	Eyshabad Kheyrabad Payaneh-ye Bar Yazd Provincial Cultural Complex Shahneh Yazd Airport Yazd Industrial Estate

Zarach

Cities

Zarach

Rural Districts
and villages

Allahabad	Allahabad Ashkalun Darbid Dasht Deh Hojjatabad Hoseynabad Khvorshidabad Mansurabad Tamehr Zarach Integrated Industrial Complex
Mohammadabad	Kaad Ranching and Farming Company Mazraeh-ye Hasan Charkhani Mohammadabad

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