, native_name_lang = fa , settlement_type = City , image_skyline = , imagesize = , image_alt = , image_caption = , image_flag = , flag_alt = , image_seal = , seal_alt = , image_shield = , shield_alt = , etymology = , nickname = , motto = , image_map = , map_alt = , map_caption = , pushpin_map = Iran , pushpin_map_alt = , pushpin_map_caption = , pushpin_label_position = , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = , subdivision_type1 = Province , subdivision_name1 = Fars , subdivision_type2 = County , subdivision_name2 = Lamerd , subdivision_type3 = District , subdivision_name3 = Chah Varz , established_title = , established_date = , founder = , leader_title = , leader_name = , leader_title1 = , leader_name1 = , unit_pref = Metric , area_footnotes = , area_total_km2 = , elevation_footnotes = , elevation_m = , population_footnotes = , population_as_of = 2016 , population_total = 2391 , population_density_km2 = auto , population_note = , population_demonym = , timezone = IRST , utc_offset = +3:30 , postal_code = , area_code = , website = , module = , footnotes = Chah Varz ( fa, چاه ورز, also Romanized as Chāh Varz; also known as Chāh Vard) is a city in, and the capital of, Chah Varz District of Lamerd County, Fars province, Iran, and also serves as the administrative center for

Chah Varz Rural District Chah Varz Rural District ( fa, دهستان چاه ورز) is a rural district (''dehestan'') in the Central District of Lamerd County, Fars Province, Iran. Its population at the 2006 census was 7,985, in 1,565 families. The rural district has 4 ...

. At the 2006 census, its population was 2,640 in 521 households, when it was a village in

of the Central District. The following census in 2011 counted 2,404 people in 619 households. The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 2,391 people in 737 households, by which time the rural district had been separated from the district in the establishment of Chah Varz District. After the census, the village of Chah Varz was elevated to the status of a city. Chah Varz is about 300 km south of the provincial capital city of Shiraz. It has a tropical climate and contains historical places. It is located near one of the biggest natural gas sites (Azadegan).

Etymology

Chah Varz's name is different in historical books, as "Chah Vard" or "Chah Bord".

Ali-Akbar Dehkhoda Allameh Ali Akbar Dehkhodā ( fa, علی‌اکبر دهخدا; 1879–March 9, 1956) was a prominent Iranian linguist and lexicographer. He was the author of the Dehkhoda Dictionary, the most extensive dictionary of the Persian language pu ...

wrote Chah Varz's name in the Dehkhoda Dictionary as "Chah Varzd," "Chah" meaning " water well" and "Vard" meaning Flower, translating to "Well of Flower." Old Arabic authors wrote Chah Varz's name as "Chah Bord", meaning "Well of Rock" in English. Old Chah Varzian people say the name was "Chah Varzā," which translates to "Well of Ox," saying the reason for this refers to the people of the town bringing oxen to retrieve water from the well.

References

Lamerd County Cities in Fars Province Populated places in Lamerd County {{Lamerd-geo-stub