Gulashkird also known as Faryjab or Paryjab or Valashgird [1] was an important town in Kerman province of Iran during the Middle Ages as a station on the trade routes from the Persian Gulf and Persia to India and also into Central Asia. [2]
Today the town lies at modern Faryjab, a small village north east of Bandar Abbas, south of Jiroft and 50 km north of Mantijan, near the town of Manujan and the Rudkhanah i Duzdi River.
Historically the town was a strongly fortified town with a castle known as Kftshah and was serviced by quanats that allowed the area to grow Indigo, [3] oranges, date palms [4] and Grain, [5] It was mentioned by Arab geographers Mukaddasi and Yaqut al-Hamawi [6] and Marco Polo. [7] [8]
The village has been suggested [9] as a possible location for the lost city of Alexandria Carmania, founded by Alexander the Great months before he died in Babylon. [10] Indeed, Greek pottery has been found in the area. [11]
Gulashkird also known as Faryjab or Paryjab or Valashgird [1] was an important town in Kerman province of Iran during the Middle Ages as a station on the trade routes from the Persian Gulf and Persia to India and also into Central Asia. [2]
Today the town lies at modern Faryjab, a small village north east of Bandar Abbas, south of Jiroft and 50 km north of Mantijan, near the town of Manujan and the Rudkhanah i Duzdi River.
Historically the town was a strongly fortified town with a castle known as Kftshah and was serviced by quanats that allowed the area to grow Indigo, [3] oranges, date palms [4] and Grain, [5] It was mentioned by Arab geographers Mukaddasi and Yaqut al-Hamawi [6] and Marco Polo. [7] [8]
The village has been suggested [9] as a possible location for the lost city of Alexandria Carmania, founded by Alexander the Great months before he died in Babylon. [10] Indeed, Greek pottery has been found in the area. [11]