Zarach, Iran

For the administrative subdivision, see Zarach District.
Zarach
زارچ
city
Zarach
Coordinates: 31°59′28″N 54°13′55″E / 31.99111°N 54.23194°E / 31.99111; 54.23194Coordinates: 31°59′28″N 54°13′55″E / 31.99111°N 54.23194°E / 31.99111; 54.23194
Country  Iran
Province Yazd
County Yazd
Bakhsh Zarach
Population (2006)
  Total 9,979
Time zone IRST (UTC+3:30)
  Summer (DST) IRDT (UTC+4:30)

Zarach (Persian: زارچ, also Romanized as Zārach or Zārch; also known as Zarej and Zārj)[1] is a city in and the capital of Zarach District, in Yazd County, Yazd Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 9,979, in 2,447 families.[2]

Zarch is situated 5 km west of the Yazd city. This city has the longest and oldest Kariz in the world with length 71 km and over 3,000 years of age in the world.[3]

References

  1. Zarach, Iran can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3089023" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2011-11-11.
  3. p. 4 of Mays, L. (2010-08-30). Ancient Water Technologies. Springer. ISBN 978-90-481-8631-0.
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