Kureh
Persian: كوره
City
Kureh is located in Iran
Kureh
Kureh
Coordinates: 27°55′12″N 53°47′42″E / 27.92000°N 53.79500°E / 27.92000; 53.79500[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceFars
CountyEvaz
DistrictBid Shahr
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total2,706
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Kureh (Persian: كوره, also Romanized as ‘Kowreh)[3] is a city in, and the capital of, Bid Shahr District of Evaz County, Fars province, Iran,[4] and also serves as the administrative center for Bid Shahr Rural District.[5]

At the 2006 census, its population was 2,550 in 552 households, when it was a village in Bid Shahr Rural District of the former Evaz District of Larestan County.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 3,127 people in 713 households.[7] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 2,706 people in 748 households.[2]

In July 2018, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Evaz County and divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with the city of Evaz as its capital.[4] The village of Kureh was elevated to the status of a city within the newly established Bid Shahr District.[8]

Background

Kureh is an ancient village whose age ranges between 2500 and 3000 years. It is distinguished by its ancient castle and cemetery (Mirmansur), which is up to 950 years old, and the Sheikh Mubarak Mosque, whose foot reaches the date of 780 AH, as well as the factory (Bazai bricks) Shah Reis Allanqani (the bricks are bricks of clay, which they burn in factories or kilns), wheels in the mountains and historical graves, and from the ruins of Kureh also the castle of Kaldo and an old tower that dates back to it before Islam.

Iron melting place, ceramic kiln. Many of the people of Kureh have migrated to Harang and Al-Banader areas in search of safety and stability from some problems in their area. The most important Kureh peoples are: Rais, Mulla, Qaid, Mirshkar.

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (17 September 2023). "Kureh, Evaz County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  2. 1 2 "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.
  3. ↑ Kowreh can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3072212" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. 1 2 Jahangiri, Ishaq (10 July 2018). "Letter of approval regarding the country divisions of Larestan County, Fars province". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 17 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  5. ↑ Mousavi, Mirhossein (26 March 1365). "Creation and formation of 22 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Lar County under Fars province". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 8 December 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ Fazli, Rahmani (27 April 1400). "The representative of the people of Larestan, Khonj, Gerash and Evaz in the parliament stated that Kureh was upgraded to a city". Icana (in Persian). Ministry of Interior. Archived from the original on 22 July 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
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