Firuzabad

FiruzabadFiruzabad is one of the most famous cities remaining from the Sassanid era. The town was called Ardeshir kureh( Ardeshir= person whose rage is like lion’s one, kureh/koreh= city) and shar e Gur( city of grave) in ancient times. Until the early Islamic period, this town was one of the five areas of Fars and a very important center. Legend has it that in the 9th century, Azed Dsowleh Dailami frequented the town, and since it was not deemed proper to say “ the king went to Gur(grave), its name was changed to Firuzabad. The road between Shiras( the capital city of Fars province) and the ancient port of Siraf passes through Firuz abad.The foundation of the town is attributed to the period of Ardeshir Babakan, the sassanid king.today too, Firuzabad is one of the most renowned historical sites of Iran owning to the spelendid architecture and ancient relics of the early sassanid era.The Firuzabad Palace is the oldest roofed building which remains, and since it was built by ancient Iranian architects, it has a special place in history of Irainian architecture.In the 10th century, Moqaddasi has mentioned Firuzabad as the cebter of Iran rose gardens.He adds that the main exports of the era were rosewater. The population of Firuzabad was 209,900 in 1995. it is 116 km from Shiraz and 1,033 km from Tehran.