Larestan County ( fa, شهرستان لارستان) is located in
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 capital of the county is
Lar. At the 2006 census, the county's population (including those portions of the county later split off to form
Evaz County
Evaz County ( fa, شهرستان اوز) is in Fars province, Iran. The capital of the county is the city of Evaz. At the 2006 census, the region's population (as Evaz District of Larestan County
Larestan County ( fa, شهرستان ل ...
,
Gerash County
Gerash County ( fa, شهرستان گراش) is located in Fars province, Iran. The capital of the county is Gerash. At the 2006 census, the county's population as a part of Larestan County was 39,348, in 8,734 households. Retrieved 12 November ...
and
Juyom County
Juyom County ( fa, شهرستان جویم) is in Fars province, Iran. The capital of the county is the city of Juyom. At the 2006 census, the region's population (as Juyom District of Larestan County
Larestan County ( fa, شهرستا ...
) was 223,235, in 49,571 households.
[ Retrieved 30 October 2022] The following census in 2011 counted 226,879 people, in 54,686 households.
At the 2016 census, the county's population was 213,920, in 60,410 households.
Administrative divisions
The historical region of Larestan and Lamerd consists of several counties in
Fars province (Larestan County,
Khonj County
Khonj County ( fa, شهرستان خنج) is in Fars province, Iran. The capital of the county is the city of Khonj. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 37,978 in 7,025 households. Retrieved 30 October 2022 The following census in ...
,
Gerash County
Gerash County ( fa, شهرستان گراش) is located in Fars province, Iran. The capital of the county is Gerash. At the 2006 census, the county's population as a part of Larestan County was 39,348, in 8,734 households. Retrieved 12 November ...
and
Lamerd
Lamerd ( fa, لامرد, also Romanized as Lāmerd and Lāmard, also known as Tarakma) is a city and capital of Lamerd County, Fars Province, Iran. The population was 21,365 with 4,021 families as of the 2006 census. Its main industries are based ...
) and
Bastak County
Bastak ( fa, بستک) is a city and capital of Bastak County, Hormozgan 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 Tur ...
in
Hormozgan province.
Larestani people speak the
Larestani language
Achomi ( fa, اچُمی), also known as Larestani and Khodmooni, is a Southwestern Iranian Persian language spoken by people in southern Fars and western Hormozgan and by significant numbers of immigrant groups in Kuwait, Bahrain, Iraq, Qatar, ...
.
Larestani people
Achomi ( fa, اَچُمِی), also called Khodmooni (), Lari ( fa, لآرِی), or Larestani ( fa, لآرِستَانِی), are an Iranian sub-ethnic group of Persians who inhabit primarily in southern Iran in a region historically known as Laris ...
are of Persian descent,
the majority of Larestani people are
Sunnis.
Larestani people call themselves "Khodmooni".
Under medieval age, Laristan was ruled by the local
dynasty of Miladi, until it was removed by a Safavid invasion in 1610. In the thirteenth century, Larestan briefly became a center of trade and commerce in southern Persia.
Larestan was nearly always an obscure region, never becoming involved in the politics and conflicts of mainstream Persia.
See also
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Bastak
Bastak ( fa, بستک) is a city and capital of Bastak County, Hormozgan 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 Tur ...
and
Bastak County
Bastak ( fa, بستک) is a city and capital of Bastak County, Hormozgan 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 Tur ...
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Evaz
Evaz ( fa, اوز, also Romanized as Awadh, Avaz, Evazeh, and ‘ewaz) is a city and capital of Evaz County, in Fars Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 14,315, in 3,297 families. The people of Evaz are native Persians of ...
and
Evaz County
Evaz County ( fa, شهرستان اوز) is in Fars province, Iran. The capital of the county is the city of Evaz. At the 2006 census, the region's population (as Evaz District of Larestan County
Larestan County ( fa, شهرستان ل ...
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Gerash County
Gerash County ( fa, شهرستان گراش) is located in Fars province, Iran. The capital of the county is Gerash. At the 2006 census, the county's population as a part of Larestan County was 39,348, in 8,734 households. Retrieved 12 November ...
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Hola (ethnic group)
Huwala ( ar, الهولة, sing. Huwali هولي) also collectively referred to as Bani Huwala, is a blanket term usually used to refer to Iranian Arabs who originate from the Arabian Peninsula, initially migrating in the 13th and 14th century fr ...
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Khonj County
Khonj County ( fa, شهرستان خنج) is in Fars province, Iran. The capital of the county is the city of Khonj. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 37,978 in 7,025 households. Retrieved 30 October 2022 The following census in ...
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Lamerd County
Lamerd County ( fa, شهرستان لامرد) is located in Fars province, Iran. The capital of the county is Lamerd
Lamerd ( fa, لامرد, also Romanized as Lāmerd and Lāmard, also known as Tarakma) is a city and capital of Lamerd Count ...
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Larestani people
Achomi ( fa, اَچُمِی), also called Khodmooni (), Lari ( fa, لآرِی), or Larestani ( fa, لآرِستَانِی), are an Iranian sub-ethnic group of Persians who inhabit primarily in southern Iran in a region historically known as Laris ...
References
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External links
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Gerash.comKhodmooni ForumConnecting Khodmoonis All Over the World
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Counties of Fars Province