Sarvestan ( fa, سروستان ''Sarvestân'', "land of cedars"; ''sarv'' "cedar" (cypress) + '' estan''; also

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d as Sarvestān and Sarvistān) is a city and capital of

Sarvestan County Sarvestan County ( fa, شهرستان سروستان) is located in Fars province, Iran. The capital of the county is Sarvestan. At the 2006 census, the county's population as a part of Shiraz County Shiraz County ( fa, شهرستان شی ...

, Fars Province,

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. At the 2006 census, its population was 16,846, in 4,094 families. It is located southeast of

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, the

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of Fars province. The majority of people in Sarvestan are

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. Many tropical and sub-tropical plants are grown in Sarvestan (i.e.

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). The

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of Sarvestan is very famous.http://www.sarvestan-city.blogfa.com

History

Sarvestan's history goes back some 2600 years when the

Achaemenid The Achaemenid Empire or Achaemenian Empire (; peo, wikt:𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎶, 𐎧𐏁𐏂, , ), also called the First Persian Empire, was an History of Iran#Classical antiquity, ancient Iranian empire founded by Cyrus the Great in 550 BC. Bas ...

s established the

Persian Empire The Achaemenid Empire or Achaemenian Empire (; peo, wikt:𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎶, 𐎧𐏁𐏂, , ), also called the First Persian Empire, was an History of Iran#Classical antiquity, ancient Iranian empire founded by Cyrus the Great in 550 BC. Bas ...

. The

Sassanid The Sasanian () or Sassanid Empire, officially known as the Empire of Iranians (, ) and also referred to by historians as the Neo-Persian Empire, was the last Iranian empire before the early Muslim conquests of the 7th-8th centuries AD. Named ...

monument of Sasanids' Palace (Kakhe Sasan) is located in south east of the city 90 km from

, experts believe the monument was constructed during the Sasanid dynastic era (224-651 A.D), and it was either a governing palace or a Zoroastrian temple, probably a fire temple. The monument was registered in Iran's National Heritage list in 1956, but the site in danger as the result of unprofessional restorations. Sarvestan is the birthplace of Sheikh Yusef Sarvestani, who was a moralist.

Vegetation

More of the county have gramineous vegetation and two types including tree and shrub. File:Fimt0120112156.jpg File:Rebatsarvestan09.jpg

Colleges and universities

Based on public census in 2006, about 76% of Sarvestanis are literate and 10.5% have academic educations. There are two major universities in the city:
Islamic Azad University of Sarvestan

Payame Noor University of Sarvestan

References

kk Populated places in Sarvestan County Cities in Fars Province {{Sarvestan-geo-stub