Konar Sandal, Iran Explained

Official Name:Konar Sandal
Native Name:كنارصندل
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:Iran
Mapsize:150px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Kerman
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Jiroft
Subdivision Type3:Bakhsh
Subdivision Name3:Esmaili
Subdivision Type4:Rural District
Subdivision Name4:Hoseynabad
Population As Of:2006
Population Total:1,044
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30
Timezone Dst:IRDT
Utc Offset Dst:+4:30
Coordinates:28.4589°N 57.7822°W

Konar Sandal (Persian: كنارصندل, also Romanized as Konār Şandal, Kenar Sandal, and Konār-e Şandal; also known as Kunār Sandal and Tump-i-Kunār Sandal) is a village in Hoseynabad Rural District, Esmaili District, Jiroft County, Kerman Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 1,044, in 209 families.

Archaeology

Located nearby is Konar Sandal, a Bronze Age archaeological site. It consists of two mounds a few kilometers apart called Konar Sandal A and B, as well as several other smaller sites. They were discovered in the early 2000s. These sites are associated with Jiroft culture of the 3rd millennium BC.