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Village in Kerman, Iran From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Fathabad (Persian: فتح اباد, also Romanized as Fatḩābād; also known as Gāvkosh)[1] is a village in Esfandaqeh Rural District, in the Central District of Jiroft County, Kerman Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 220, in 58 families.[2]

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Fathabad
فتح اباد
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Fathabad is located in Iran
Fathabad
Fathabad
Location within Iran
Coordinates: 28°39′36″N 57°09′04″E
Country Iran
ProvinceKerman
CountyJiroft
BakhshCentral
Rural DistrictEsfandaqeh
Population
 (2006)
 • Total
220
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)
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It is one of many sites in the district that have been proposed for the lost city of Alexandria Carmania founded by Alexander the Great.

The village is famous for Fathabad Garden which is located 16 km northwest of Kerman. According to historians, the same construction pattern has been used at Shazdeh Garden in Mahan.[3]

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