Kukherdharang Explained

Kukherdharang (fa|کوخردهرنگ) is a city in, and the capital of Kukherdharang District of Bastak County, Hormozgan province, Iran. It is also the administrative center for Kukherd Rural District.^[2] Kukherd was traditionally part of the region of Larestan. Kukherd's inhabitants are Larestani people.^[3]

History and etymology

Kukherd civilization is ancient, going back more than 2,000 years. Evidence of the ancient archeology includes monuments that have been found dating to the Sassanid dynasty. This is in addition to having old tombs and having its unique architecture like the Windcatcher Bâdgir بادگیر Kukherd in Persian consists originally of two old Persian words: “koy كوي” and “kherd”. خردIn the لغت نامه Loghatnaameh Dictionary https://web.archive.org/web/20080618093309/http://www.loghatnaameh.com/dehkhodaworddetail-4a13dc2ad450440f9f47cff36e147852-fa.html, “koy” means alive and "kherd" means reason which can be translated to "The land of reason".

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the population (as the village of Kukherd in Kukherd Rural District) was 3,144 people in 637 households.^[4] The following census in 2011 counted 3,839 people in 1,023 households.^[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 4,390 people in 1,196 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.^[6]

After the census, the village of Kukherd, following its merger with the village of Harang, was elevated to city status as Kukherdharang.^[7]

Historical sites

Among ancient monuments that have been found in Kukherd are:

• Terenah

, (terenah ترنه) the unique ancient methods of ancient Kukherd population have been using to transfer the sweet water from Mehran salty river to the other bank of the river order to water their lands

• The Castle of Siba which has been maintained until 1163–1192. It was destroyed by an earthquake in Kukherd city, and was affected by the flood in 1367, which destroyed the remainder of the castle.
• Another monument is for the bazar of Siba.
• The Castle of Aamaj.
• The Castle of Tawseelah in Geri zamerdan valey.
• The Historic Bath of Siba – An ancient bath house that is believed dated back to the Sassanid dynasty.^[8]
• Islamic Monuments: Qiblah Mosque : مسجد جامع قبلة this mosque goes back to the ninth hijra century

Kukherd in the Cambridge History of Iran

An early reference to Kukherd is dated to 1649, this is found in the Cambridge History of Iran,^[9] Volume 6th:

Went north from Kung through Kuhkird, Bastak and Nimar, where it joined the main route at Lar, From the lesser Ports at Bandar Rig and Bandar Rishahr routes converged near Burazgan and the road to Shiraz Passed through Dalaki, Kazarun and the Dasht_i Arjan, These routes Were subject to extraordinary variations in climatic conditions, scorching heat when only traveling at night was bearable and Perishing cold when travel might be impossible, An English factor, Robert Loftus, noted in April 1628, I stayed in Digerdoo” Dihgirdu” six daies until….

See also

• Larestan
• Lar, Iran
• Evaz
• Bastak
• Bandar Lengeh
• Hormozgān
• Maghoh
• AL madani
• Morbagh
• The Historic Bath of Siba

External links

• https://web.archive.org/web/20110723172907/http://kookherd.net/ Kookherd website
• http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/296081/Ismail-I Shah Ismaail of Iran Britannica.com
• https://web.archive.org/web/20080618093309/http://www.loghatnaameh.com/dehkhodaworddetail-4a13dc2ad450440f9f47cff36e147852-fa.html كوخرد در لغتنامه دهخدا

Notes and References

1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Kukherdharang, Bastak County. . 17 November 2024. 17 November 2024. fa.
2. Divisional changes and reforms in Hormozgan province. fa. rc.majlis.ir. Islamic Parliament Research Center. https://web.archive.org/web/20151202015037/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/124319. Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Aref. Mohammad Reza. 2 December 2015. 11 December 2014. Approved 29 June 1383. Proposal 1.4.42.52503; Letter 58538-26118; Notification 18446/29278K. 10 February 2024.
3. Book: Security in the Persian Gulf: Origins, Obstacles, and the Search for Consensus . Palgrave Macmillan . 27–29 . 9780312239503 . Potter. Lawrence G.. Sick . Gary G.. 2002.
4. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Hormozgan Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. amar.org.ir. 25 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20110920094743/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/22.xls. Excel. 20 September 2011.
5. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Hormozgan Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. irandataportal.syr.edu. Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University. https://web.archive.org/web/20230117182750/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Hormozgan.xls. 17 January 2023. 19 December 2022. Excel.
6. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Hormozgan Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. amar.org.ir. 19 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220505014212/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_22.xlsx. Excel. 5 May 2022.
7. Distributional changes in Bastak County, one of the functions of Hormozgan province. fa. qavanin.ir. Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran. https://web.archive.org/web/20230906214655/https://qavanin.ir/Law/TreeText/196824. Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Rahimi. Mohammad Reza. 6 September 2023. c. 2023. Approved 25 November 2013. Proposal 92470/42/1/4; Letter 158802/T38854H. 6 September 2023.
8. الكوخردى ، محمد ، بن يوسف، (كُوخِرد حَاضِرَة اِسلامِيةَ عَلي ضِفافِ نَهر مِهران) الطبعة الثالثة ،دبى: سنة 199۷ للميلاد Mohammed Kookherdi (1997) Kookherd, an Islamic civil at Mehran river, third edition: Dubai
9. Peter Jackson and Lawrence Lockhart (Ed) (1986), Vol. 6th, The Cambridge History of Iran: Cambridge University Press