Sharifabad, Ardakan
Neighborhood in Yazd province, Iran / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sharifabad (Persian: شریف آباد)[lower-alpha 1] is a neighborhood of the city of Ardakan in the Central District of Ardakan County, Yazd province, Iran. Sharifabad is one of the Zoroastrian centres of Iran, home to numerous Zoroastrian holy sites. Every summer, thousands of Zoroastrians from around the world gather here on pilgrimage.[2]
Sharifabad
شریف آباد | |
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village | |
Coordinates: 32°18′06″N 54°01′40″E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Yazd |
County | Ardakan |
City | Ardakan |
Population (2006) | |
• Total | 4,000 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Sharifabad is also notable for the 1,000-year-old Qutbabad aqueduct that runs through the village. The village is home to both Muslims and Zoroastrians who worship separately and respect each other's beliefs.[3][4]
Sharifabad is present in the historical book of Rostam Biliwani, which recorded that the village was formerly called "Shahriabad" and later renamed "Sharafabad" before receiving its current name.