Sarvestan
Sarvestan
City in Fars province, Iran
Sarvestan (Persian: سروستان)[lower-alpha 1] is a city in the Central District of Sarvestan County, Fars province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[4] It also serves as the administrative center for Sarvestan Rural District.[5]
At the 2006 National Census, its population was 16,846 in 4,094 households, when it was in the former Sarvestan District of Shiraz County.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 19,116 people in 4,898 households,[7] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 18,187 people in 5,592 households.[2]
It is 80 kilometres (50 mi) southeast of Shiraz, the capital of Fars province.
The majority of people in Sarvestan are Persians. Many tropical and sub-tropical plants are grown in Sarvestan (i.e. Wheat, Pistachios, Olive). The yoghurt of Sarvestan is very famous.[8]