Sarteshniz


Sarteshniz is a village in, and the capital of, Kiar-e Bala Rural District in Kiar-e Sharqi District of Kiar County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran.

Demographics

Ethnicity

The village is populated by Persians who speak the Shirazi dialect.

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 2,959 in 634 households, when it was in Kiar-e Sharqi Rural District of the former Kiar District in Shahrekord County. The following census in 2011 counted 3,055 people in 823 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Kiar County. The rural district was transferred to the new Central District. The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 2,919 people in 856 households.
In 2023, the rural district was separated from the district in the formation of Kiar-e Sharqi District. Sarteshniz was transferred to Kiar-e Bala Rural District created in the new district.

Tourist attractions

Gorz-e-Rostam Cave is a geological phenomenon located to the north of Sarteshniz.

Industry

The village's sole industrial complex is the Kiar Flour Production Company south of the village. The factory is responsible for providing the eastern region of the province with numerous types of flour.