Pir Bakran is a city in, and the capital of, Pir Bakran District of Falavarjan County, Isfahan province, Iran. It also serves as the administrative center for Garkan-e Shomali Rural District. The city is southwest by road from Isfahan.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 10,851 in 2,934 households. The following census in 2011 counted 12,192 people in 3,665 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 13,469 people in 4,209 households.

Attractions

It contains the mausoleum of Muhammad ibn Bakran, a Sufi saint who taught theology outside the existing structure at the site. The iwan was constructed to serve as his classroom, but was uncompleted at the time of his death in 1303. The structure was later modified to function as his mausoleum. The ancient cemetery of the Jews of Esfahan is situated close to this complex. It contains tombs inscribed from the 2nd century AD. The major mausoleum contains the tomb attributed to the biblical person Serah bat Asher. For Jews this is a place of pilgrimage.

Transportation

For its public transit system, The city is served by Falavarjan County Municipalities Mass Transit Organization bus network route 3.

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