Estahban ( fa, استهبان, ar, اصطهبانات, also

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d as Estahbān and Eşţahbān; formerly, Eşţahbānāt, Estehbanat, Istehbānāt, Istahbanát and Shahr-e Eşţahbānāt; also formerly known as Savānāt) is a city and capital of

Estahban County Estahban County ( fa, شهرستان استهبان) is located in Fars province, Iran. The capital of the county is Estahban Estahban ( fa, استهبان, ar, اصطهبانات, also Romanized as Estahbān and Eşţahbān; formerly, Eş� ...

, Fars 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 ...

. The area about Estahban is very fertile, being the largest producer of dried fig, saffron, grain, cotton, walnut, almond, grapes and other fruits in the Middle East. Estahban has been the most famous provider of figs to the world. It is also one of the biggest producers of saffron. Its original name Estahbanat was changed to Estahban in 1970. Estahbanat was formerly called by the Farsname Naseri. It is rooted from Pahlavi word of "Seteh" and suffix "Ban" which mean place for keeping grapes.

Demographics

Language and ethnic groups The majority of the people of Estahban are

Persians The Persians are an Iranian ethnic group who comprise over half of the population of Iran. They share a common cultural system and are native speakers of the Persian language as well as of the languages that are closely related to Persian. ...

, and they speak

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with the Shirazi accent, not the Persian accent of

Tehran Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is the most popul ...

. Religion The majority of people in Estahban are

Muslim Muslims ( ar, المسلمون, , ) are people who adhere to Islam, a monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God of Abrah ...

s. Population According to the Iranian Census of 2011, the population of Estahban is 66,172 people from 12,714 families, which includes 32,654 women and 33,518 men.

Geography

Estahban is located at 29.1291° N, 54.358° E and surrounded by Bakhtagan Lake from the north, by Fars township from the south and by

Shiraz Shiraz (; fa, شیراز, Širâz ) is the List of largest cities of Iran, fifth-most-populous city of Iran and the capital of Fars province, Fars Province, which has been historically known as Pars (Sasanian province), Pars () and Persis. As o ...

and

Darab Darab ( fa, داراب, translit=Dārāb) — formerly Darabkert, or Darábgerd ("city of Darius")— is a city and capital of Darab County, Fars Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 54,513, in 13,279 families. Historical ...

from the west. Its average elevation from sea level is about 1767 m.

Climate

Estahban is a dry City, with a yearly precipitation amount of 224 millimeters, with summer temperatures frequently about 28.1 °C (104 °F) in blazing sunshine with no humidity.

Economy

220px, A fig garden in Estahban Because of fertile soil, economy in Estahban is mostly based on agriculture and consequently significant portion of population is employed in agriculture industries. Estahban dried figs are exported all over the world.

Dry Fig

Growing rain-fed and organically, having sweeter taste, drying naturally on tree and many health benefits make this fig unique. There is no process for drying this product. Figs become dried by sun lights on the tree and then fall on the earth. Farmers collect them to warehouse t
classify
them.

Notables from Estahban

* Nezam Al Olama Estahbanati * Nezameddin Faghih

References

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