Shahreza

Shahreza

Shahreza (Persian: شهرضا, also Romanized as Shahrezā and Shahriza; formerly Komsheh, then Qomsheh (Persian: قمشه), also Romanized as Kowmsheh, and Qowmsheh)[3] is a city in the Central District of Shahreza County, Isfahan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[4] Shahreza was selected as the national city of pottery in Iran in 2015. The reason for this choice was the high skill of the artists and the unique soil of this city.[citation needed] At the 2006 National Census, its population was 108,299 in 30,368 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 123,767 people in 37,113 households.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 134,952 people in 43,478 households.[2] Shahreza is located 508 km south to Tehran and about 80 km south west to Isfahan and Zard Kooh mountain chain runs from north-west to south-east of the city, enjoying a cold climate. It is an old city which was first named Qomsheh, but later on its name was changed to Shahreza due to the existence there of the shrine of Shahreza. The most important tourist attractions are: Mahyar caravanserai, Shah Reza caravanserai, the Shah Ghandab caves, located south-east of Shahreza, the Poodeh mosque, and Shahreza Imamzadeh. Other tourist attractions include the Amin Abad caravanserai, a Safavid Empire structure in Amin Abad, a village 42 km south of Shahreza.