Borazjan ( fa, برازجان; also
Romanize
Romanization or romanisation, in linguistics, is the conversion of text from a different writing system to the Roman (Latin) script, or a system for doing so. Methods of romanization include transliteration, for representing written text, and ...
d as Borāzjān ; also known as Borazdjan and Borāzjūn) is a city in the
Central District of
Dashtestan County
Dashtestan County ( fa, شهرستان دشتستان) is located in Bushehr province, Iran. The capital of the county is Borazjan. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 222,226, in 47,773 households. Retrieved 6 November 2022 At the 2 ...
,
Bushehr
Bushehr, Booshehr or Bushire ( fa, بوشهر ; also romanised as ''Būshehr'', ''Bouchehr'', ''Buschir'' and ''Busehr''), also known as Bandar Bushehr ( fa, ; also romanised as ''Bandar Būshehr'' and ''Bandar-e Būshehr''), previously Antioc ...
province,
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...
, and serves as capital of the county. At the 2006 census, its population was 92,221 in 20,300 households.
The following census in 2011 counted 95,449 people in 23,914 households.
The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 110,567 people in 31,261 households.
The name of Borazjan in the inscription of Shapur Sakanshah
Persepolis is the most important architectural work of ancient Iran and is the greatest document of honor in the history of Iranians. In Tachara Palace, which is one of the palaces of Persepolis, there is an inscription of Shapur Sakanshah, the Sassanid prince. Some scholars believe that the name "Borazjan" is mentioned in this inscription. Shapur Sakanshah, the son of Hormoz II, ruled Sistan (Sakastan) during the reign of Shapur II (309-379 AD); That is why he has been called Sakanshah. Centuries after the construction of Persepolis and during the Sassanid government, Shapur Sakanshah was on his way from the city of Istakhr near Persepolis to Sistan, where he visited this large and magnificent building. On the occasion of this meeting, he ordered an inscription to be written on the wall of Thatcher Palace. In this copestone, which is in the Pahlavi language, Shapur Sakanshah names his companions after praising Yazdan and praising the Sasani king. Among other things, he mentions "Nersi priest of Varazan / Borazjan. Dr. Alireza Shapur Shahbazi, one of the experts in history
Before Islam, Iran believed that the name of Borazjan was in the reading of this inscription. Professor Richard Fry, a well-known American Iranologist, has read this part of Shapur Sakanshah's inscription as Nersi priest of "Varazgan". But it is mentioned there that Dr. Shapur Shahbazi considers this word as Borazjan as the equivalent of Varazgan.
[Borazjan,the city of sunrise(Abdolrasoul Kheirandish)]
History
In ancient times, the town was actually by the
Persian Gulf
The Persian Gulf ( fa, خلیج فارس, translit=xalij-e fârs, lit=Gulf of Persis, Fars, ), sometimes called the ( ar, اَلْخَلِيْجُ ٱلْعَرَبِيُّ, Al-Khalīj al-ˁArabī), is a Mediterranean sea (oceanography), me ...
. However receding water has pushed the coastline 100 km south to where the city of Bushehr is today. This has left vast amounts of salt covered flats from Borazjan to Bushehr. The land is sparkling white. The salt crystals can be used to extract many minerals such as
brine
Brine is a high-concentration solution of salt (NaCl) in water (H2O). In diverse contexts, ''brine'' may refer to the salt solutions ranging from about 3.5% (a typical concentration of seawater, on the lower end of that of solutions used for br ...
and
sodium
Sodium is a chemical element with the symbol Na (from Latin ''natrium'') and atomic number 11. It is a soft, silvery-white, highly reactive metal. Sodium is an alkali metal, being in group 1 of the periodic table. Its only stable iso ...
however such extraction does not exist.
The surrounding landscape was greener in the past however over grazing and drier climate has killed off most of the vegetation. Many wild animals such as
deer
Deer or true deer are hoofed ruminant mammals forming the family Cervidae. The two main groups of deer are the Cervinae, including the muntjac, the elk (wapiti), the red deer, and the fallow deer; and the Capreolinae, including the reindeer ...
, boars and coyotes lived in the area, but they have since gone extinct.
The ruins around the city are over three hundred years old. A citadel that was constructed 250 years ago and served as a
caravansarai
A caravanserai (or caravansary; ) was a roadside inn where travelers ( caravaners) could rest and recover from the day's journey. Caravanserais supported the flow of commerce, information and people across the network of trade routes covering ...
for decades has been transformed into a prison in the last 70 years. Many jewels and treasures have been discovered around the city.
Town description
Borazjan is the capital city of Dashtestan county, and is the largest city of the province. Approximately 70 km north of Bushehr, it was built based on the waters which flow from Giskan mountains into Dalaki river.
Borazjan grew rapidly over the last two decades. The population of the town was 10,000 in 1980, 40,000 in 1990, 75,000 in 2000, and 124,291 in 2006. The two reasons for the growth have been an ever-increasing migration of villagers and nomads from the surrounding area to the city, and an explosive birth rate of 4%.
A very large and modern hospital serves the city and far away communities surrounding the city. The hospital has a helipad and a helicopter. This helicopter is not used for the welfare of the general population; it only takes wealthy paying passengers.
The city has one large fire department. It has several engines on standby for the city and beyond however it is rarely used. If the engines leave the station it quickly becomes the talk of town as to what happened.
The city has no airport. There has consistently been the talk of creating a small airport to serve the town. The nearest airport is in Bushehr about 70 km away. Research in 1992 showed that for every 100 passengers flying out of Bushehr for Tehran 35 were from Borazjan. This is not enough to create an airport but proponents attest that opening one up would encourage the growth of the town.
The main street of Borazjan is called Bimarestan Street. Bimarestan translates to Hospital in English. The hospital is located on this street. Many young people drive up and down this street in motor cycles in their free time.
The city also has a very large cemetery. The cemetery again serves the town and all the surrounding areas. The cemetery has no cremation facilities as this is not practiced in Iran. The cemetery is very beautiful and has many trees. On Fridays it is very busy with mourners and visitors.
Borazjan used to be home to a large Jewish population and locals believe that some Israeli officials are originally from this city.
The climate is dry and hot, and main products are dates, flour and tobacco.
Economy
The main economy of the city is food processing from the nearby fields. The largest
silo
A silo (from the Greek σιρός – ''siros'', "pit for holding grain") is a structure for storing bulk materials. Silos are used in agriculture to store fermented feed known as silage, not to be confused with a grain bin, which is used t ...
in all of southern Iran is in Borazjan. It was built with
Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia, Northern Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the ...
n aid and completed in 1971. It houses grain shipped there from the surrounding farms. The cultivation of dates and the processing and packaging of dates is a very important industry. About half of the dates are shipped north to consumers in the rest of the country and half are shipped to Bushehr to be exported to other countries.
The nearby farms are almost all privately owned. They average only several acres in size each. A handful of people own very large pieces of land and use very modern machinery to maximize its potential. Farm workers and day labourers are a common sight in these areas.
Products grown around the city in order of popularity (not monetary value per se) are
wheat
Wheat is a grass widely cultivated for its seed, a cereal grain that is a worldwide staple food. The many species of wheat together make up the genus ''Triticum'' ; the most widely grown is common wheat (''T. aestivum''). The archaeologi ...
,
dates
Date or dates may refer to:
*Date (fruit), the fruit of the date palm (''Phoenix dactylifera'')
Social activity
*Dating, a form of courtship involving social activity, with the aim of assessing a potential partner
**Group dating
* Play date, a ...
, sesame seeds, watermelons, and tomatoes.
There are two major flouring mill factories in Borazjan:
Al-Zahra and Borazjan flouring mills.
Other industry near or around the city consists of furniture making, metal working, small scale manufacturing, and textiles.
Image:A man picking dates in Borazjan, Iran.JPG, A man picking dates in Borazjan area
See also
*
Temukan
References
{{Dashtestan County, state=collapsed
Populated places in Dashtestan County
Cities in Bushehr Province