Jiroft

Also known as Jīroft, Sabzāwārān, Sabzevārān, Sabzevārān-e Jiroft, Sabzvārān

Jiroft (; ) is a city in the Central District of Jiroft County, Kerman province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. It is south of the city of Kerman, and south of Tehran along Road 91.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Jiroft
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.image_skyline: IMaryan20190409 174513.jpg
Settlement.pushpin_relief: yes
Settlement.pushpin_map: Iran
Settlement.mapsize: 150px
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Iran
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Kerman
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Jiroft
Settlement.subdivision_type3: District
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Central
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Hadi Rabbani
Settlement.population_as_of: 2016
Settlement.population_urban: 130429

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Wikidata facts

Population: 130429
Elevation: 680
Official website: www.jiroft.ir
Image: IMGa20180910.jpg
Dialing code: 0348

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Commons category: Jiroft
male population: 66874
female population: 63555

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Demographics
Language
Population
Geography
Climate
History
Jiroft culture
Recent finds
Modern history
Transportation
Gallery
See also
Notes
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In the past it was also called Sabzevaran, and on account of its being very fertile land it is famous as Hend-e-Koochak (the little India). The early Bronze Age civilization found in Jiroft County is one of the oldest human civilizations (according to some, the oldest) and the script found there may antedate the cuneiform discovered in Mesopotamia.