Kukherdharang
City in Hormozgan province, Iran
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::summary City in Hormozgan province, Iran ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Kukherdharang |
| native_name | |
| native_name_lang | fa |
| settlement_type | City |
| pushpin_map | Iran |
| coordinates | |
| coordinates_footnotes | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Iran |
| subdivision_type1 | Province |
| subdivision_name1 | Hormozgan |
| subdivision_type2 | County |
| subdivision_name2 | Bastak |
| subdivision_type3 | District |
| subdivision_name3 | Kukherdharang |
| unit_pref | Metric |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_as_of | 2016 |
| population_total | 4390 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| timezone | IRST |
| utc_offset | +3:30 |
| website | |
| :: |
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Kukherdharang () is a city in, and the capital of Kukherdharang District of Bastak County, Hormozgan province, Iran. It is also the administrative center for Kukherd Rural District. Kukherd was traditionally part of the region of Larestan. Kukherd's inhabitants are Larestani people.
History and etymology
Kukherd civilization is ancient, going back more than 2,000 years. Evidence of the ancient archeology includes monuments that have been found dating to the Sassanid dynasty. This is in addition to having old tombs and having its unique architecture like the Windcatcher Bâdgir بادگیر Kukherd in Persian consists originally of two old Persian words: “koy كوي” and “kherd”. خرد In the لغت نامه Loghatnaameh Dictionary https://web.archive.org/web/20080618093309/http://www.loghatnaameh.com/dehkhodaworddetail-4a13dc2ad450440f9f47cff36e147852-fa.html, “koy” means alive and "kherd" means reason which can be translated to "The land of reason".
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the population (as the village of Kukherd in Kukherd Rural District) was 3,144 people in 637 households. The following census in 2011 counted 3,839 people in 1,023 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 4,390 people in 1,196 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.
After the census, the village of Kukherd, following its merger with the village of Harang, was elevated to city status as Kukherdharang.
Historical sites
Among notable ancient monuments that have been discovered in Kukherd are:
- Bazaar of Siba
- Castle of Aamaj
- Castle of Siba – maintained until 1163–1192 CE. It was destroyed by an earthquake in Kukherd city, and was affected by the flood in 1367, which destroyed the remainder of the castle.
- Castle of Tawseelah – in Geri zamerdan valley.
- Historic Bath of Siba – an ancient bath house that is believed to date from the Sassanid dynasty.
- Jameh Mosque of Qiblah (مسجد جامع قبلة) – a mosque that dates from the ninth century AH.
- Terenah:, (terenah ترنه ) – the unique ancient methods of ancient Kukherd population have been using to transfer the sweet water from Mehran salty river to the other bank of the river order to water their lands.
Kukherd in the ''Cambridge History of Iran''
An early reference to Kukherd is dated to 1649, this is found in the Cambridge History of Iran,Peter Jackson and Lawrence Lockhart (Ed) (1986), Vol. 6th, The Cambridge History of Iran: Cambridge University Press Volume 6th:
::quote
Went north from Kung through Kuhkird, Bastak and Nimar, where it joined the main route at Lar, From the lesser Ports at Bandar Rig and Bandar Rishahr routes converged near Burazgan and the road to Shiraz Passed through Dalaki, Kazarun and the Dasht_i Arjan, These routes Were subject to extraordinary variations in climatic conditions, scorching heat when only traveling at night was bearable and Perishing cold when travel might be impossible, An English factor, Robert Loftus, noted in April 1628, I stayed in Digerdoo” Dihgirdu” six daies until…. ::
Notes
References
References
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)). (17 November 2024). "Kukherdharang, Bastak County".
- {{GEOnet3. -3072394
- Aref, Mohammad Reza. (11 December 2014). "Divisional changes and reforms in Hormozgan province". Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board.
- (2002). "Security in the Persian Gulf: Origins, Obstacles, and the Search for Consensus". Palgrave Macmillan.
- "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Hormozgan Province". The Statistical Center of Iran.
- "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Hormozgan Province". The Statistical Center of Iran.
- "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Hormozgan Province". The Statistical Center of Iran.
- Rahimi, Mohammad Reza. (c. 2023). "Distributional changes in Bastak County, one of the functions of Hormozgan province". Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission.
- الكوخردى ، محمد ، بن يوسف، (كُوخِرد حَاضِرَة اِسلامِيةَ عَلي ضِفافِ نَهر مِهران) الطبعة الثالثة ،دبى: سنة 199۷ للميلاد Mohammed Kookherdi (1997) Kookherd, an Islamic civil at Mehran river, third edition: Dubai
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