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Neyasar ( fa, نياسر, also
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d as Niāsar, Nīāsar, and Nīyā Sar; also known as Nezār) is a city and capital of
Neyasar District Neyasar District ( fa, بخش نیاسر) is a district (bakhsh) in Kashan County, Isfahan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 9,000, in 2,873 families. The District has one city: Neyasar. The District has two rural districts ...
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Kashan County Kashan County ( fa, شهرستان کاشان) is in Isfahan province, Isfahan province, Iran. The capital of the county is the city of Kashan. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 297,000 in 81,816 households. Retrieved 26 October ...
, Isfahan 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 ...
. At the 2006 census, its population was 2,003, in 586 families. Neyasar is located in north west of Kashan in Isfahan Province. It is a Garden City because it was a small village and now it has become a city with many gardens. Neyasar is famous for Flower-Water Festival. This Festival begin in second week of Ordibehesht (first of May). In this festival people install pots and mixed flowers and water and then turn fire under pot after 13 hours steam of water moved to another container and then moved to the rose bottle. Many people from all around of world and from Iran gathered in Neyasar to viewing this festival.


Archaeology

Middle Paleolithic stone tools have been discovered in travertine deposits close to spring that date back to more than 40.000 years ago. Niasar Fire Temple is a structure with a dome, above the spring of Niasar Village. It is believed to have been built during the reign of Ardashir I, 224-242 CE.Rezaeinia (2018). Some Remarks on the Architectural Structure and Function of the Niasar Chahar Taq. Journal of Archaeological Research of Bu-Ali University, 8(17), 141-160.


References

*http://www.niasar.com/index.php Populated places in Kashan County Cities in Isfahan Province {{Kashan-geo-stub