At the 2006 census, its population was 10,851 in 2,934 households.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 12,192 people in 3,665 households.[8] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 13,469 people in 4,209 households.[2]
Sights
It contains the mausoleum of
Muhammad ibn Bakran, a
Sufisaint who taught theology outside the existing structure at the site.[citation needed] The
iwan was constructed to serve as his classroom, but was uncompleted at the time of his death in 1303. The structure was later modified to function as his
mausoleum.
The ancient cemetery of the Jews of Esfahan is situated close to this complex. It contains tombs inscribed from the 2nd century AD. The major mausoleum contains the tomb attributed to the biblical person
Serah bat Asher. For Jews this is a place of pilgrimage.
^Pir Bakran can be found at
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