Hesaruiyeh

Hesaruiyeh is a village in Khatunabad Rural District, in the Central District of Shahr-e Babak County, Kerman Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 221, in 54 families. Hesaruiyeh is located roughly southeast of Shahr-e Babak.

Etymology

One local author suggests that the name comes from the words Ḩeşār, meaning "fort", "fence", "wall", or "barrier", and bārū meaning "fortification".

History

Ḩeşārū’īyeh served as the stronghold of the Ismailis and is home to many Ismailis who have contributed a lot to building Shahr-e-Babak when they ruled Shahr-e Babak during their rule in the 19th century.

Surroundings

Ḩeşārū’īyeh is located close to Road 71, a national highway that connects Tehran in the north to Bandar-Abbas in the South. In addition to the forts and the barriers, there is a nearby horseshoe-shaped hill called Tale-h Hesar, meaning "hill of the fort".