Esfezar
Persian: اسفزار | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 32°51′56″N 59°37′49″E / 32.86556°N 59.63028°E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | South Khorasan |
County | Sarbisheh |
District | Mud |
Rural District | Mud |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 394 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Esfezar (Persian: اسفزار, also Romanized as Esfezār, Esfazār, and Asafzar; also known as Asfarār, Asferār, Esferār, and Isfizār)[3] is a village in Mud Rural District of Mud District, Sarbisheh County, South Khorasan province, Iran.
At the 2006 National Census, its population was 460 in 131 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 388 people in 114 households.[5] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 394 people in 132 households; it was the largest village in its rural district.[2]
In 1383, Timur the conqueror captured Esfezar after it had revolted. Because it had interrupted his heavily planned invasion of Georgia, he ordered that all survivors of the Siege be cemented into the walls of the city. Though it is likely that their bodies were later removed by Timur himself. This could also be a myth, to try and demonize Timur.[citation needed]