Sar Mashhad

Sar Mashhad is a village in Dadin Rural District of Jereh and Baladeh District, Kazerun County, Fars province, Iran.

Demographics

Language and ethnicity

The inhabitants of Sar Mashhad are from the Qashqai tribe, Farsimdan tribe and speak Qashqai Turkish.

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 3,047 in 623 households. The following census in 2011 counted 2,878 people in 684 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 2,818 people in 748 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.

Geography

Distance from important cities

Kazerun 65 km
Shiraz 169 km
Ishahan 540 km
Tehran 970 km
Archaeology

The place is notable for being the site of a Sasanian rock relief made during the reign of king Bahram II. The relief portrays him as a hunter who has slain a lion while throwing his sword at another. His wife is holding his right hand in a signal of safeguard, while the high priest Kartir and another figure, most likely a prince, are watching. The scenery has been the subject of several symbolic and metaphorical meanings, though it is most likely supposed to portray a simple royal display of bravery during a real-life hunt. An inscription of Kartir is underneath the relief.