- Arad, Iran
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footnotes =Arad, Iran is a small village town located in the southern
Iran in theLarestan region,Fars province. The small remote town is estimated to have a population of 6782 at last count in the year2000 . The outskirts of the town include many farming areas and dry open land. Arad is enclosed by two large mountains running parallel to the city. This makes travel to the city difficult. There is one two sided paved road running from a two-way split further down the road. This highway runs both east and west to large cities such asJahrom , Qom,Firouzabad ,Shiraz ,Lar ,Evaz ,Gerash , and continues all the way South to the port city ofBandar Abbas .Inhabitants, Work, Government, Religion, and Housing
Islamic
Shia : 91%IslamicSunni : 1%
Turks: 4%
Afghan and other: 4%Arad has a few markets where citizens may purchase fruits, vegetables, food, meats, bread, and other house-hold items. The city also sports a lone gas station just outside of the city. Many of the working population either work in a larger city/province, work in the farms, shops, or transport goods for a living. Most of the housing in the city is
pre-modern clay and sand hardened structures. Newer buildings include bright whitemarble tile and a more 'city like' feeling.Arad has 3 major
Mosques located around the city, one which was built just recently and is openly televised on the main Fars news network. The city also includes four smaller mosques dispersed around the town.The town is governed by a single Police/Military station/office.
Transportation includes Iran's older model
Paykan automobiles,Peugeot 206 , motorocycles,Nissian S24 'Saipa',L90 , and the harder to spotSamand Sedan.
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