Zarach, Iran
City in Yazd province, Iran
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Zarach (Persian: زارچ)[a] is a city in the Central District[b] of Zarach County, Yazd province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county[4] and the district.[5]
The city is 5 km west of the city of Yazd. Zarach has the longest and oldest kariz in the world, with a length of 71 km and is over 3,000 years of age.[6]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 9,979 in 2,447 households, when it was in Zarach District[c] of Yazd County.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 10,753 people in 2,858 households.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 11,691 people in 3,388 households.[2]
In 2023, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Zarach County and renamed the Central District, with Zarach as the new county's capital.[4]
See also
Notes
- Formerly Zarach District of Yazd County[4]
- Renamed the Central District of Zarach County[4]
