Fathabad, Jiroft
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Fathabad
فتح اباد | |
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village | |
  Fathabad | |
| Coordinates: 28°39′36″N 57°09′04″E / 28.66000°N 57.15111°E | |
| Country |  Iran |
| Province | Kerman |
| County | Jiroft |
| Bakhsh | Central |
| Rural District | Esfandaqeh |
| Population (2006) | |
• Total | 220 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+4:30 (IRDT) |
Fathabad (Persian: فتح اباد, also Romanized as Fatḩābād; also known as Gāvkosh)[1] is a village in Esfandaqeh Rural District, in the Central District of Jiroft County, Kerman Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 220, in 58 families.[2]
It is one of many sites in the district that have been proposed for the lost city of Alexandria Carmania founded by Alexander the Great.
Gallery
[edit]The village is famous for Fathabad Garden which is located 16 km northwest of Kerman. According to historians, the same construction pattern has been used at Shazdeh Garden in Mahan.[3]
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Fathabad Garden -
Fathabad Garden -
Fathabad Garden
References
[edit]- ^ Fathabad can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3062839" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
- ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-09-20.
- ^ "Fathabad Garden". Visit Kerman. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
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