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Zarch, Iran

Zarch
زارچ
city
Zarch is located in Iran
Zarch
Zarch
Coordinates: 31°59′28″N 54°13′55″E / 31.99111°N 54.23194°E / 31.99111; 54.23194Coordinates: 31°59′28″N 54°13′55″E / 31.99111°N 54.23194°E / 31.99111; 54.23194
Country  Iran
Province Yazd
County Yazd
Bakhsh Zarch
Population (2006)
 • Total 9,979
Time zone IRST (UTC+3:30)
 • Summer (DST) IRDT (UTC+4:30)

Zarch (Persian: زارچ‎‎, also Romanized as Zārch or Zārch; also known as Zarej and Zārj) is a city in and the capital of Zarch District, in Yazd County, Yazd Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 9,979, in 2,447 families.

Zarch is situated 5 km west of the Yazd city. This city has the longest and oldest Kariz in the world with length 71 km and over 3,000 years of age in the world.



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