City in Fars, Iran
| Lar Persian: لار | |
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| City | |
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  Lar | |
| Coordinates: 27°39′43″N 54°19′23″E / 27.66194°N 54.32306°E / 27.66194; 54.32306 | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Fars |
| County | Larestan |
| District | Central |
| Elevation | 802 m (2,631 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 62,045 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| Area code | 0715 |
Lar (Persian: لار) is a city in the Central District of Larestan County, Fars province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.
Demographics
Ethnicity
Lar's inhabitants are Larestani people.
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 51,961 in 12,891 households. The following census in 2011 counted 65,451 people in 16,528 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 62,045 people in 18,578 households.
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 when it was under the Miladian dynasty.
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
Lar has a hot desert climate (BWh). Snowfall in Lar is a very rare event. In February 2017, it snowed in this city after 50 years.
| Climate data for Lar (1989-2010 normals) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 11.4 (52.5) |
14.1 (57.4) |
17.7 (63.9) |
23.3 (73.9) |
29.1 (84.4) |
32.8 (91.0) |
34.9 (94.8) |
33.9 (93.0) |
30.1 (86.2) |
24.7 (76.5) |
18.3 (64.9) |
13.4 (56.1) |
23.6 (74.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 43.4 (1.71) |
38.0 (1.50) |
36.1 (1.42) |
8.2 (0.32) |
0.4 (0.02) |
3.7 (0.15) |
9.4 (0.37) |
5.8 (0.23) |
3.6 (0.14) |
2.9 (0.11) |
3.6 (0.14) |
50.1 (1.97) |
205.2 (8.08) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 61 | 54 | 50 | 36 | 27 | 25 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 41 | 54 | 40 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 224.0 | 223.3 | 248.3 | 287.7 | 342.3 | 353.2 | 327.8 | 316.8 | 303.6 | 304.6 | 263.7 | 235.7 | 3,431 |
| Source: IRIMO (temperature), (precipitation), (humidity 1989-2005), (sunshine 1989-2005) | |||||||||||||
Civilization
Lar city is divided into two areas:
- New City, called Shahr-e Jadid,
- Old City, called Shahr-e Qadim.
The 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 Bazaar of Qaisariye, a pre-Safavid dynasty creation, that was proposed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site on August 9, 2007.
Transport
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.
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
See also
Media related to Lar at Wikimedia Commons
Notes
- Also romanized as Lār; also known as Larestan
- Formerly Lar County
References
- OpenStreetMap contributors (7 October 2024). "Lar, Larestan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ 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.
- 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".
- Letter of approval regarding changing the name of Lar County to Larestan. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. c. 2022 . Proposal 1.42.25950; Notification 31592T24775H. Archived from the original on 21 April 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2023 – via Martyrdom of Imam Ali (AS) Research Center of the Islamic Council.
- Habibi, Hassan (c. 2023) . Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Fars province, centered in Shiraz. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Notification 82840/T128K. Archived from the original on 7 December 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023 – via Lam ta Kam.
- 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.
- نيوز, فداغ. "بارش برف در لارستان همه را غافلگیر کرد". پایگاه خبری و اطلاع رسانی فداغ نیوز (in Persian). Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- "بارش برف در شهرهای جنوبی استان فارس پس از 50 سال - تسنیم". خبرگزاری تسنیم | Tasnim (in Persian). Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- "Station: Lar-(40873) - AVERAGE OF MEAN DAILY TEMPERATURE IN C." Chaharmahalmet (asp). Iran Meteorological Organization. Archived from the original on 20 March 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- "Station: Lar-(40873) - Monthly total of precipitation in mm". Chaharmahalmet (asp). Iran Meteorological Organization. Archived from the original on 19 March 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- "Station: Lar-(40873) - AVERAGE OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY IN PERCENT". Chaharmahalmet (asp). Iran Meteorological Organization. Archived from the original on 4 June 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- "Station: Lar-(40873) - Monthly total of sunshine hours". Chaharmahalmet (asp). Iran Meteorological Organization. Archived from the original on 4 June 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- Bazaar of Qaisariye in Laar - UNESCO World Heritage Centre
- "راهها" (in Persian). Archived from the original on 3 January 2007. Retrieved 25 October 2006.
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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