- Tafresh
Tafresh (in Persian: تفرش) is a city in Markazi "Central" Province of
Iran , 222 km southwest ofTehran , located amidst high mountains. Tafresh is an old city and formed aZoroastrian stronghold for many years.Tafresh provided Iran with many notable figures such as ministers, statesmen, scientists, calligraphers etc. Professor
Mahmoud Hessaby , the father of modern physics in Iran,Ahmad Parsa , the father of Iranian botanics,Abbas Sahab , the father of Iranian geography andAbdolkarim Qarib , the father of Iran's geology, were all Tafreshi. Because of this, Tafresh has received the nickname "City of Iran's Fathers".History
It is believed that in Sassanian times,
Zoroastrianism was the state religion and was threated by Islam, an army warrior calledDelaram made a resistance force for theZoroastrians in Tafresh. One of the villages in Tafresh was called Delaram after this army warrior, however afterIslamic conquest of Persia , the nameTeraran was given to it. "Teraran" means 'The Thieves' inMiddle Persian .Today there are still many ramaning of zoroastrian storngholds in and around the town , particullay on the summits of the surrouding montains and hills also remaining of the Zoroastrians graveyards can be seen at Tafresh.
Universities
Three universities are situated in Tafresh, namely the Tafresh branch of the
Amirkabir University of Technology ,Tafresh Azad University and the Tafresh branch of thePayame Noor University . Tafresh City is situated inTafresh Township .Village Life
Although many people live in Tafresh, its numbers are decreasing as many leave Tafresh to go and live in
Tehran or other main cities ofIran . Some of the summer resorts around Tafresh areTeraran (Delaram), Shahchenar and Naqusan. TheAb Garrau spa is a touristic place around Tafresh. Tourists of the villages usually visit them in the summer.Notables
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Mahmoud Hessaby is originally from Tafresh.
*Babak Tafreshi ,science journalist, photographer.
*Javad H Tafreshi , Sceience Educator, Lepidopterist and Biologist
*AbolHasan Tafreshi , School Manager
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