Jiroft
Jiroft (Persian: جیرفت, romanized: Jīroft [dʒiːˈɾoft]; formerly, Sabzāwārān, Sabzevārān, Sabzevārān-e Jiroft, and Sabzvārān) 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 230 kilometres (140 mi) south of the city of Kerman, and 1,375 kilometres (854 mi) south of Tehran along Road 91.
Jiroft
Persian: جیرفت | |
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City | |
Jiroft | |
| Coordinates: 28°40′47″N 57°44′41″E | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Kerman |
| County | Jiroft |
| District | Central |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Hadi Rabbani |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Urban | 130,429 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
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 civilization found in Jiroft is one of the oldest human civilizations (according to some, the oldest) and the manuscripts obtained from this civilization are before the cuneiform discovered in Mesopotamia.
At the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 95,031 in 19,926 households. The following census in 2011 counted 111,034 people in 25,589 households. The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 130,429 people in 39,855 households.