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Borazjan (Persian: برازجان) is a city in the Central District of Dashtestan County, Bushehr province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 92,221 in 20,300 households. The following census in 2011 counted 95,449 people in 23,914 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 110,567 people in 31,261 households.
Persepolis is the most important architectural work of ancient Iran and is the greatest document of honor in the history of Iranians. In Tachara Palace, which is one of the palaces of Persepolis, there is an inscription of Shapur Sakanshah, the Sassanid prince.
Some scholars believe that the name "Borazjan" is mentioned in this inscription. Shapur Sakanshah, the son of Hormoz II, ruled Sistan (Sakastan) during the reign of Shapur II (309-379 AD); That is why he has been called Sakanshah. Centuries after the construction of Persepolis and during the Sassanid government, Shapur Sakanshah was on his way from the city of Istakhr near Persepolis to Sistan, where he visited this large and magnificent building.
On the occasion of this meeting, he ordered an inscription to be written on the wall of Thatcher Palace. In this copestone, which is in the Pahlavi language, Shapur Sakanshah names his companions after praising Yazdan and praising the Sasani king. Among other things, he mentions "Nersi priest of Varazan / Borazjan. Dr. Alireza Shapur Shahbazi, one of the experts in history Before Islam, Iran believed that the name of Borazjan was in the reading of this inscription.
Professor Richard Fry, a well-known American Iranologist, has read this part of Shapur Sakanshah's inscription as Nersi priest of "Varazgan". But it is mentioned there that Dr. Shapur Shahbazi considers this word as Borazjan as the equivalent of Varazgan.
In ancient times, the town was actually by the Persian Gulf. However receding water has pushed the coastline 100 km south to where the city of Bushehr is today. This has left vast amounts of salt covered flats from Borazjan to Bushehr. The land is sparkling white. The salt crystals can be used to extract many minerals such as brine and sodium however such extraction does not exist. The surrounding landscape was greener in the past however over grazing and drier climate has killed off most of the vegetation. Many wild animals such as deer, boars and coyotes lived in the area, but they have since gone extinct.
The ruins around the city are over three hundred years old. A citadel that was constructed 250 years ago and served as a caravansarai for decades has been transformed into a prison in the last 70 years. Many jewels and treasures have been discovered around the city.
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Borazjan
Borazjan (Persian: برازجان) is a city in the Central District of Dashtestan County, Bushehr province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 92,221 in 20,300 households. The following census in 2011 counted 95,449 people in 23,914 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 110,567 people in 31,261 households.
Persepolis is the most important architectural work of ancient Iran and is the greatest document of honor in the history of Iranians. In Tachara Palace, which is one of the palaces of Persepolis, there is an inscription of Shapur Sakanshah, the Sassanid prince.
Some scholars believe that the name "Borazjan" is mentioned in this inscription. Shapur Sakanshah, the son of Hormoz II, ruled Sistan (Sakastan) during the reign of Shapur II (309-379 AD); That is why he has been called Sakanshah. Centuries after the construction of Persepolis and during the Sassanid government, Shapur Sakanshah was on his way from the city of Istakhr near Persepolis to Sistan, where he visited this large and magnificent building.
On the occasion of this meeting, he ordered an inscription to be written on the wall of Thatcher Palace. In this copestone, which is in the Pahlavi language, Shapur Sakanshah names his companions after praising Yazdan and praising the Sasani king. Among other things, he mentions "Nersi priest of Varazan / Borazjan. Dr. Alireza Shapur Shahbazi, one of the experts in history Before Islam, Iran believed that the name of Borazjan was in the reading of this inscription.
Professor Richard Fry, a well-known American Iranologist, has read this part of Shapur Sakanshah's inscription as Nersi priest of "Varazgan". But it is mentioned there that Dr. Shapur Shahbazi considers this word as Borazjan as the equivalent of Varazgan.
In ancient times, the town was actually by the Persian Gulf. However receding water has pushed the coastline 100 km south to where the city of Bushehr is today. This has left vast amounts of salt covered flats from Borazjan to Bushehr. The land is sparkling white. The salt crystals can be used to extract many minerals such as brine and sodium however such extraction does not exist. The surrounding landscape was greener in the past however over grazing and drier climate has killed off most of the vegetation. Many wild animals such as deer, boars and coyotes lived in the area, but they have since gone extinct.
The ruins around the city are over three hundred years old. A citadel that was constructed 250 years ago and served as a caravansarai for decades has been transformed into a prison in the last 70 years. Many jewels and treasures have been discovered around the city.
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