For the city in Libya, see
Zuwara. For the administrative division, see
Zavareh District. For the village in Khuzestan province, see
Zavareh. For Rostam's brother, see
Zavara.
At the 2006 census, its population was 7,806 in 2,197 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 7,814 people in 2,385 households.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 8,320 people in 2,671 households.[2]
Zavareh is located in the northeast of the province, next to the central desert area. It is known that Zavareh had a
Sassanianfire temple and was an important trade center in the
Seljuk period. The town is named after
Zavara, the brother of
Rostam, a mythical hero of Iran.
Historical sites
Zavareh Grand Mosque: An inscription in the entrance
stucco dates this
Seljuk-era
mosque to 1135–1136, making it the first known dated mosque constructed according to a four-portico (
iwan) plan in the post-Islamic Iran.
Pa Minar Mosque: The
minaret of this mosque bears a
Kufic inscription in brick, dating it to 1068–1069. This makes it the second oldest dated minaret in Iran, the oldest being at
Saveh. The minaret makes part of a
Seljuk mosque, which has been restored during the
Il-Khanid period.
Zavareh's Kariz Qanat: This
qanat dates back to 5000 year ago, a network of underground canals that delivers water from distant resources.
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