Chah Varz

Chah Varz (Persian: چاه ورز, also Romanized as Chāh Varz; also known as Chāh Vard) is a city in, and the capital of, Chah Varz District of Lamerd County, Fars province, Iran, and also serves as the administrative center for Chah Varz Rural District.

Chah Varz
Persian: چاه ورز
City
Chah Varz
Coordinates: 27°25′52″N 53°26′13″E
Country Iran
ProvinceFars
CountyLamerd
DistrictChah Varz
Population
 (2016)
  Total2,391
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the 2006 census, its population was 2,640 in 521 households, when it was a village in Chah Varz Rural District of the Central District. The following census in 2011 counted 2,404 people in 619 households. The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 2,391 people in 737 households, by which time the rural district had been separated from the district in the establishment of Chah Varz District.

After the census, the village of Chah Varz was elevated to the status of a city.

Chah Varz is about 300 km south of the provincial capital city of Shiraz. It has a tropical climate and contains historical places. It is located near one of the biggest natural gas sites (Azadegan).

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