A view of Hesarooyeh from the top roof of Hesarooyeh Jamaat Khaneh

Hesarooyeh is a village located roughly about 10 kilometres (6.2 Miles) southeast of Shahr-e-Babak in Kerman province, Iran. Hesarooyeh is an old and historical village with kind and hardworking people. Regarding the history of the village, Mr. Mansoor Azizi, an author and a writer in Shahr-e-Babak, has indicated in his well researched book titled: The History and the Culture of Shahr-e-Babak , that "Hesarooyeh" is a combination of two words: HESAR and BARU". HESAR in Persian means Fort, Fence, Wall, barrier and BARU in Persian means Fortification. حصاروئیه

It can be greatly suggested that the Persian word Baru, or Baro, has close connections with the widely known English word, "BOROUGH" used in many European countries. The same can also be said with the persian word Borj/Burj which is very similar to the Scotish word word Burgh or the Scandinavian word "Burcht". For example, the following is an exerpt of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia's definition of Borough which gives alot of similarities between these words used in Persian and English.

The word BOROUGH derives from common Germanic, meaning fort: compare with bury (England), burgh (Scotland), Burg (Germany), borg (Scandinavia), burcht (Dutch) and the Germanic borrowing present in neighboring Indo-European such as borgo (Italy), bourg (France), burgo (Spain), and burgo (Portuguese). The incidence of these words as suffixes to place names (e.g., Canterbury, Strasbourg, Luxembourg, Edinburgh, Hamburg, Gothenburg, ) usually indicates that they were once fortified settlements. For more details about this please click here.

Beside the Barjs and Barus (forts and the Fences) in Hesarooyeh, there is also a shoe horse like streched hill called Taale-h Hesar. Taal in Persian means small hill and Hesar, as we just said, means fort, fence and fortification. This shoe horse like stretched hill also could be another reason why they have called this place "Hesarooyeh". According to Mr. Azizi, Hesarooyeh served as the stronghold of the Ismailies, who ruled Shahr-e-Babak at the time, not long ago, approximately about 150 to 200 years ago.

People of Hesarooyeh are Ismaili and Hesarooyeh continues to be a place where its people are kind, friendly and hospitable to everyone. If you are a Persian speaking fellow and would like to read more materials about Hesarooyeh and its people in Persian, please visit Mr. Ismail Allahdini's web-log by clicking on Hesarooyeh. Mr. Allahdini, Ismail is a great friend and a great blogger who provides so much valuable and interesting information and news about Hesarooyeh and its people.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank Mr. Allahdini for all his efforts on providing information and lovely articles on different subjects about Hesarooyeh and its people. So, On behalf of all Hesarooyeh people, I thank you so much for your great work on your web log about Hesarooyeh. I would like to wish you good luck and at the same time ask you to keep up the excellent work you are doing in your web-log about Hesarooyeh. Good luck Ismailjan.

Please note that we are talking about at least something close to a 100 years ago. A time when the village was small but prosperous and that made it a good target for the burglars and the thieves to attack. Talking about prosperity, I should tell you a story that I heard it myself from one of my teachers when I was a high school student at Kashani High School in Shahr-e-Babak. Mr. Masumi, Nosratallah, who was one of my great teachers, was once talking about the big changes that had happened in people’s lives just in his life time. He told us this story: "There used to be a time that life was harsh and people did not have much of the comfort and the luxury that we have today." He went on to say that "there was a time, when he was a student himself, that there were not many cars but camels and Caravans". Mr. Masumi went on to say that there was only one person in "Hesaroo" (Hesarooyeh), named Astullah Bagher (Assadallah Bagher) who used to have napht (Oil, Petroleum). As a merchant, Assadallah Bagher, Mr. Masumi explained, could afford to bring a twenty litter gallon of napht (Oil) from Sirjan and other people would go to him and buy only a bottle (half a litter) of napht in order to have light at night. Mr. Masumi explained how difficult it was to study and send your kids to school. (Maktab). Mr. Masumi described how so many people either could not afford to send their kids to school or they could not provide them with their educational needs to go to finish their studies."
It should be noted however, that Mr. Masumi himself, who was from that generation, with so much hardship and difficulties, he managed to go to school and finish his education and later he became a teacher and taught many students in Shahr-e-Babak, including me.

Regarding the late Assadallah Bagher (Peace be upon him), it should be noted that, as we know now, he was a well known and successful businessman and a merchant who lived in Hesarooyeh and had a Caravan that traveled as far as BandarAbass, Yazad, Kerman, Zahdan and elsewhere to exchange goods and services. He was also know for his honesty, wealth and generosity. He was a welknown merchant at his time and Hesarooyeh was a much more prosperous place in those days and it was one of the important centers of commerce in ShahrBabak area at the time.

As the cars and trucks came about, some merchants, including late Assadallah Bagher, did not upgrade, if I can use the term, and did not replace their camels and caravans with a car or a Truck. As a result, their camels which were the most important means of transportation at the time, lost their values and many camel owners, such as late Assadallah Bagher, eventually went out of Business. At the same time, unfair policies of the time which gave farmers not much incentives to stay in the village and continue to work on their farms, some people saw more opportunities to move to the city and work in the factories. As a result, some people did so move to big cities such as Tehran, where it was easier to find a job and provide for their families. This migration was a big loss for the village and in fact, for the country as this was not only people from Hesarooyeh who moved to the big cities but many people from other villages across the country also did the same. Once people started to move from the village to the city, there was a gradual decline in the village life and of course, agricultural production, making the country dependant on imports. With the food imports, many villages lost their importance as a source of food production to the cities with factories that needed workers. This gradual move to the cities badly affected many villages across Iran.

Just to give you a glimpse of what we are talking about, when we talk about people moving from villages to the city, it is estimated that about one hundred fifty (150) families totaling about seven hundred (700) people have moved out of Hesarooyeh over the past fifty (50) years. Most of these people have moved to other cities in Iran, while a small number of young ones have even immigrated to other countries like Canada, Australia, Norway, Finland, Denmark and Sweden. The good news is that there is still quiet a number of families who are still living in Hesarooyeh and hopefully, with better government planning and policies and incentives for people in villages like Hesarooyeh, no more people would leave the village to the city. Currently, there are still about 55 families with a total number of 220 people in Hesarooyeh.

A large number of families from Hesarooyeh have moved to the near by city of Shahr-e-Babak, about 10 km away. At the same time, some have moved to other parts of Iran, mostly for valid reasons. For instance, many of the families who have moved to the city, have done so mainly to gain better access to jobs, services and other necessities such as schools and hospitals. If the government, for example, had built a a school facility or had planned to transport the children to and back from school, many families would have stayed back and lived in the village. Another important factor in a decision that led some people to move from their village to a other cities and towns was the fact that their most important source of life, their water Source or Ghenat, meaning "Water Canal" started to dry out. Many people, particularly, the young people were disappointed and lost hope when Hesarooyeh and many other near by villages lost their water source. As a result, they decided to move to other city and towns.

Many villages including Hesarooyeh lost their source of water because of Sarchashmeh Copper Complex. This huge factory needs a lot of water for its operation and the needed water had to be pumped from where most of these Ghanats (water canals) originated and sent to Sarcheshmeh through a well engineered pipe line. As a result, these water Canals which were the only source of life in the village began to dry up gradually. There is not a single running water canal in any villages in Shahr-e-Babak area as we speak now. Even if there is, the water is so little that it cannot be used for farming. Sadly, the most natural and environmentally friendly and healthy irrigation system (Ghanat or water canal) is now dead and replaced with water pumps in almost all villages in Shahr-e-Babak.

These water pumps operate on electricity or gasoline and obviously, not only they are not reliable but they also have a high maintenance costs as well as alot of negative environmental effects. These pumps will never be like Ghanats or water canals but they are so helpful in a way, that keep the remaining people in the villages to continue to farm and live in the village and away from the noise and the smoke of the city. Unfortunately, due to frequent droughts and the large amount of water that is sent to Sarcheshmeh Copper Complex, it is hard to believe that agricultural life would be sustainable in villages like Hesarooyeh. Another factor that has added pressure and difficulty to an already critical situation in the village life is Khatoonabad Copper Melting Complex.

A view of Khatoonabad Copper Melting Complex near Hesarooyeh

The above picture shows a view of Khatoonabad Copper Melting Complex and its deadly smoke in Shahr-e-Babak area. The complex is only 17 kilometer away from Hesarooyeh and 27 km away from the city of Shahr-e-Babak. Its poisonous smoke has so far killed a large number of sheep in the area creating great economic difficulties for many people. This deadly smoke has also created an environmental disaster by killing trees, and devastating bushes and plants in the area. Due to a lack of study however, the effects of Khatoonabad Copper Complex and its deadly smoke on human health and wildlife is not yet clear. However, if the smoke can kill sheep, it is capable of killing other animals as well as humans too. The smoke has devastated the area for the past decade and unfortunately it is still continuing to kill and damage the area daily.

When its smoke sits on the grass or the plants, the sheep eats the grass or the plant and gets sick and dies eventually. There is great risk that the poison would eventually get to human body as many people not only they breath the smoke in this area but they also consume the meat of their sheep, which in many cases is contaminated. The smoke is so poisonous that it kills plants too or if it does not kill them, it covers them with a black smoke, therefore, no animal or sheep can eat it. The smoke has similar effects on the fruit trees in the area too. For instance, people used to enjoy the delicious berry which is free and available in almost any village or even in Shahr-e-Babak. Even though many people and officials have complained about the deadly smoke and have demanded that something to be done to reduce or minimize the effects of this smoke on animal and the environment, not much has been done so far as we speak. There are talks and plans to use a better filtering devices to reduce the effects of the smoke but so far the smoke continues to devastate, plants, trees, and animals. If changes are not made in filtering on the factory and preventative methods are not used to reduce environmental effects of this deadly smoke, Khatoonabad Copper Melting Complex will have huge impacts on us and our future generations. No one denies the fact that Sarcheshmeh Copper Complex and the Khatoonabad Copper Melting Complex have created employments for many people in the area and the country as a whole but the employment is not shared equally with everyone but the smoke is.

Let's get out of the smoke and talk about something more positive. I think it is only fair that I pay a tribute to all my teachers of whom I remember some of their names. Teachers who worked hard to teach me good education so I become a positive member for our society. So, I would like to start from High School because I remember some of my teacher's names: I would like to say their names followed by the subjects they taught. Here they are:
Mr. Masumi, Nusratallah and Mr. Ghafari, (Literature and Persian grammar), Mr.Forotani and Mr. Mirzaei (English Language), Mr. Estabraghi, Jaffar(Statistics), Mr. Jamali, Ali (Principal), Mr. Arjemandi1 (Vice-Principal), Mr. Arjemandi2(Economy), Mr. Abdeli(Logic and Philosophy) Mr. Ebrahimi, Kal Abass (Religious studies), Mr. Mahmodi, Gholamabass (History) and Azizallah Moradi (Ecology). I would like to thank each and everyone of you individually for all your times and efforts that you spent on me. Thank you all for being my teachers. I am sorry if I have not mentioned someone's name and it is because unfortunately, I do not remember some of my teachers' names. However, I am thankful and appreciative to all my teachers from all levels of my education, Elementary to Secondary and High School even if I cannot remember some of their names now.

My elementary education was in Hesarooyeh. From my elementary school, I remember Mr. Riahi, Mr. Gharibshahi, Mr. Beni-Fatemi and Mr. Shirzad, Bahman. Mr. Riahi and Gharibshahi were from Shahr-e-Babak while Mr. Shirzad, Bahman was from Sarab, a village roughly about 4 km to the south West of Hesarooyeh. For my Secondary School, I was at Weli-ollah Attalahi's Secondary School in Eshkour, a village roughly about 4 km kilometer to the sought West of Hesarooyeh, north of Sarab. From my Secondary school, I remember Mr. Jamali Ali, (Arabic) who later became my High School Principal at Kashani High School in Shahrbabak. Mr. Azizi, Ahmad (Persian Literature and gramer), Mr. Bagheri, Abass (English), Mr. Keshavazi (Science), Mr. Bami-Nejad (work and industry or Herfeh va Fan), Mr. Zaynadini, Abdulmajid and Mr. Zaynali (Mathematics) and Mr. Kaafi whom i do not remember what subject he taught. My High School education was at Kashani High School in Shahr-e-Babak and I have already mentioned some of my teachers’ names that I remember from there. For all my teachers who are still alive, and I hope all of them are, I wish you more health, happiness and prosperity and a long life. For those loved ones who may no longer be with us, I pray for their soul to rest in peace . (Peace be upon them all).

So now lets get back to the time, when the village was small in size compared to what is now. The village was much smaller then what it is now as the houses were built attached or very close to each other as a way to protect each other in times disaster. Houses were built attached or close to each other as a way of protecting each other from the outside robbers who would suddenly pour into a village and rob the people of their belongings. People in old days lived in houses with one or two small rooms most of the time with no particular yards. They had no yards as we know it because they shared the open space with the neighbours. Some of the old houses in the old part of the village are still standing and most are destroyed due to a lack of maintenance and erosion. However, there are quite a number of old house that are still standing and they are still being used a a storage or other use.

Most of the people who lived in the old part of the village are deceased now ( Peace be upon them all); their children and grandchildren have now moved out to newly built houses that are more spacious and have big yards. These new houses usually have many rooms, big yards and each house is built apart from the other neighbour. People need these big houses with big yards now because they now need separate rooms for their children and they also need stables and storage rooms for their animals and of course, they also need garages for their cars and trucks. The houses being built apart from each other are also an indication of safety and security.

Unlike the old days, where the thieves would suddenly pour into the village and loot the people of their belongings, this is no longer an issue and has not been for the past 60 or 70 years. However, in recent years the safety and security of people, particularly, their animals and belongings has been a little compromised as once a while a thief would attack and take some sheep or a cow or other valuables. This is not a dominant issue but it takes place once a while and in some cases police is able to identify them and in some other cases, they go unidentified. I hope that the police and the officials take these matters seriously and would take measures that would strengthen security of the all the people and their belongings particularly in the villages.

Nowadays, like most of the villages in Iran, Hesarooyeh has most of the necessities that one needs for a normal life. A lot of things that existed before in cities only are now in the village too. For instance, the village has clean drinking water, electricity, telephone, access to basic Health care and its main alleys and pathways are asphalt. There are initiatives for a recreational park in Hesarooyeh and some work has been done. Another major service that is coming to the village at this time is the natural gas pipeline. Until recently, the natural gas was only provided to the people who lived in the city but in a great move, it is now extended to the villages including Hesarooyeh. Natural gas is on its way to the village and it would help the people to keep warm without burning wild plants or trees. It is regrettable that usually the services come when it is a bit late. There was a time that the only way to keep warm in the winter was by burning bushes and woods.

As a result, people had to burn wild plants and of course they had to burn plenty of them to keep warm; this is in addition to an increased number of sheep and animals who grazed on the desert like land. Added with a lack of precipitation, frequent droughts, smoke from factories and cars and an increased number of grazing animals has created an environmental disaster in our area that is threatening. However, I think, it is still not to late to reverse it by planning to preserve the environment by helping it to recover. There are plenty of ideas and ways to help the environment to recover, mainly, encouraging people to plant more trees, preventing hunting and creating reserved areas for animals.

Hesarooyeh and a number of other villages in Shahr-e-Babak area are located close to one of the Iran's most busiest national Highways, High way 71; this highway connects the North to the South and it is built mainly to connect the capital city, Tehran, to Bandar Abass, a major Iranian port. Passing through so many big and small cities and towns along the way, the high way continuously damages the environment and little has been done to minimize its effects. Even though the Highway has made it easier for people to connect and travel to other towns and cities in Iran, it has also caused serious concerns and problems for those of us who live near it.

The Highway has caused economic problems by car accidents with domestic animals such cows, sheep, camel and other animals. Truck accidents with animals at nights is a big concern for the locals as trucks run over sheep, cows and camels, mostly during the night and sometimes even during the day time. Over the years, several people have lost their sheep, cows, calves or other types of domestic animals because of trucks running over them. So many times a truck kills a number of sheep belonging to one or more people; people whom their sheep is their only source of income and rarely they are paid any compensations. There used to be a lot more car accidents with domestic animals, mainly sheep when the high way was new, about 25-30 years ago, but there seems to be a decline in the number of car accidents and animals nowadays. This by the way could be due to mainly to the fact that many people have lost interest in having sheep, cows or camels as there is alot of problem with Khatoonabad Copper Complex which have so far killed many many sheep in Shahr-Babak arean, mainly in villages like Hesarooyeh, Khatoonabad, Barfeh and other close by villages in the area.

Another reason to a lower number of accidents these days is not an indication that drivers are taking more precautions but it is in fact, because the sheep have learned to be more careful when crossing the high way; sounds funny ha, but it is true. Even though the number of accidents has decreased to some extent, they still occur once a while in one part the country, where the Highway passes by close to a village. The highway also has caused social and personal disasters by car accidents with people causing death and injuries to the people or their children who have to cross the Highway to go about their daily activities. The high speed of the cars, trucks and buses, a lack of warning signs on the road, careless driving and a lack of proper cross ways are main causes of many of these accidents in this area. The highway is busy and the people are also not careful enough when they have to pass from one side of the road to the other and this causes deadly accidents.

The other problems that the Highway has caused us includes, environmental damage by cars and trucks. Beside their noise pollutions, many cars and trucks throw their garbage, mainly their old and obsolete tires to the roadside destroying the bushes which are very essential for the herds to feed on them. A lot of trucks and buses blow their Trumpet and horns so loudly that can be heard from a far distance and it is annoying people and the animals.Trucks also change their motor oil almost everywhere and throw their garbage on the ground.

Unfortunately, there was not any consultation with the people when building this Highway. People who have lived here for centuries, were ignored and no one even bothered to do a little study to see how these people would be impacted? and if there is any other ways to built the high way in such a way that would have minimal effect on the people along the Highway. No one ever thought of compensating those who either lost their lives or their animals or were impacted in one way or another. Suddenly a few engineers who had been sleeping and snoring all day along in the comfort of their offices where they have been drinking too much tea would show up with a Jeep and start mapping the road without studying the effects or having a prior consultation with the people. A few weeks later another group of contractors would shows up with heavy machinery to build a Highway with no respect to so many people, animals, birds and other type of livings.

No consultation or what so ever with the people, no risk study and no environmental studies, nothing. No one bothers to ask the village people what they think? how they will be impacted? What would they suggest? none. This approach, where people are not part of the process is wrong and I hope in future projects, there will be, if not in depth consultation and studies, some sort of meeting with the people asking them what they think? How they would be impacted? How they can be helped? How a Highway could be built without putting their lives and their animals at risk. I am sure people would have some suggestions and feed backs that if taken into consideration, when built, the Highway, will be less damaging.

Hossainabad Khanaliha:

Hossainabad Khanaliha is a small but beautiful village about two kilometers to the east of Hesarooyeh. The name of this village "Hossainabad" is associated with Late Hossain Khanali (PBUH). Late Hossain Khanali was an honest and hardworking man who was able to challenge many obstacles and overcome many difficulties in his lifetime. Despite all challenges and difficulties of the time, he lived a happy life and raised honest and educated children. Dr. Nuradin Allahdini is one of his sons. Late Hossain Khanali spent most of his time in this village working on his farm. Other people who also spent a great deal of time and efforts in Hossainabad and worked hard to make Hossainabad a better place, includes my late father, NoroozAli Ghaeni (Norooz Mostafa) and Late Mohammad Parizi (Mohammad Faraj).

Currently, there are still a number of hardworking people like Morteza, Habibullah, Gholamali and Tajadin Allahdini, Mashallah Ghaeni, Sayed Mohsen Fatemi Moghadam and Sayed Hedayat Fatemi Moghadam, Hossain Parizi and Mohammad Moradi who work hard to keep the village green and alive. Unfortunately, like many other villages in ShahrBabak area, Hossainababd Khanaliha, has lost its most valuable source of life, Water. Hossainabad's Water source "GHANAT" or water canal dried out gradually after too much water was pumped and sent to SARCHESHMEH Copper Mine Complex. In order to operate, Sarcheshmeh Copper Mine Complex, a big factory near by, needed to use so much water. The water is supplied through a chain of Wells which are dug where many water canals or Ghanats originate. The water then is pumped up and sent to Sarcheshme Copper Complex through a well engineered pipeline.

As a result, many villages, including Hesarooyeh and Hossainabad have lost their flow of Water. Due to too much use of water by Sarcheshme Copper Complex as well as frequent droughts, almost all water canals (Ghanats) in our area have dried out. The good thing though is that the hardworking people of Hossainabad still have kept the village alive and green by using a water pump that pumps the water from deep underground and bring it to surface to irrigate the land. It is so nice to visit Hossainabad during the summer, when the village is green and beautiful.

A few differen web-logs about Hesarooyeh
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Hesarooyeh, Farsi
Hesarooyeh Noroozi Games
Hesarooyeh stay alive

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An Amazing Old Willow Tree in Hesarooyeh,
There is an amazing Willow tree in Hesarooyeh called “Beed” in Persian. Here is how Alijah Datoo Meru, an Ismaili man fom India visiting the Ismailies of Iran in 1923 (close to about 100 years ago) has described Hesarooyeh and the Willow tree. "We departed from Sharifabad (Sharikabbad) on 3rd June, and reached Barfa. After staying one day over there, we came at Iskor on 4th June and stayed two days with the jamat and came at Hasaro, (Hesarooyeh) a historical place near Babak on 6th June. Almost all people residing in Hasaro are Ismailis. There is a tree of cane, called bed, and it is related that Imam Hasan Ali Shah came from Mahallat and took rest under this tree, and sent a report through a messenger in Babak to his valiant brother Sardar Abul Hasan Khan"...

Many people in and around Shahrbabak may know about this tree and some have a particular respect for this and similar other trees; many people see this tree as a special tree and believe that no one should burn its wood or damage it in any way. In many places in Iran and in other countries such as Pakistan, India and elsewhere, there are similar trees which the locals respect and have some sort of belief in them. Some people who have a difficulty or a wish that they want to come true, usual go under trees like this and take a vow under this and other similar trees and make a promise right there by knotting a piece of green or red cloth on its branch, praying to God and vowing that if their wish comes true, they will do whatever they had promised to do when knotting the cloth. For instance, a concerned mother who is worried about the health of his only son in Hospital may take a vow that if my son regains his health and recovers soon, I will make a free soup for fifty or more people or donate certain amount of money to the poor.

People used to prepare a free soup (Aash) more often before, say forty or fifty years ago, my mother explains, but rarely nowadays. It must have been so nice, I imagine, to enjoy a bowl of hot and delicious soup under the shadow of a nice willow tree while hundreds of birds singing on its branches. Moreover, imagine what a nice social gathering that must have been when people are enjoying their soup and talking about how they ploughed their land or how their crops are coming along. People still prepare free soup for everyone and get together but not under this tree but in their local worshiping place or sometimes at their homes. There are indications that this tree or "Beed" was unfortunately put on fire by four ignorant individuals who had decided to destroy it by burning it down for unknown reasons. The amazing thing is though that all of those four people who were involved in such a heinous act, either died suddenly or became ill and never recovered.

I am not sure if anyone of those four people is still alive today but if they are, they better go to the same tree and ask its forgiveness before they die. They should go and apologize to the tree and the whole nature for burning a such a lovely tree that has no harm for anyone but a lovely shade to rest under it in the hot days of summer. Burning, cutting or a damaging a tree for whatever reason, i think, is like burning or mutilating an innocent human being. People who cut, burn or damage any tree for whatever reason is like committing a crime and they have to be punished by law.

This old willow tree is the biggest and oldest tree in Hesarooyh and if not in the whole Shahr Babak area. No one in Hesarooyeh or other villages near by who know this tree and know about its history would ever dare to cut or damage it, even if it is dried out branch or wood. People go and sit under this tree and its nice and cool shade. Children play on its branches and students study in its shade but no one hurts it or breaks its branches. The tree is still green and growing from one side if the other side dries out. If one side of the tree dries out, it starts to grow from the other side but never dries out completely and this has been the case since I remember for the past so many years. If you happen to be in Hesarooyeh and have a few moment, pass by this tree and see it for yourself; say hello and take a look. Go inside its trunk and see the remains of its burn. close your eyes, curse those who tried to burn it down, make a good wish and enjoy its nice and cool shade in the summer.

Koh Hesarooyeh, Koh in Persian means "Mountain" and Koh Hesarooyeh is the name of single mountain near Hesarooyeh, a village roughly about 10 km in South East of Shahr-e-Babak. It is called Koh Hesarooyeh because it is so close to Hesarooyeh, roughly about 3.5 km. In addition, Koh Hesarooyeh area and the land around it is mostly used by people of Hesarooyeh who graze their sheep and animals in the area. Koh Hesarooyeh is also called Ghor-e Hesaroo as Ghor in some Persian dialect in Shahrbabak area means, the peak or a the highest point in a flat area.

Due to more precipitation in the area, Koh Hesarooyeh area, like many other areas in Shahr-e-Babak used to be covered with more grass and bushes in the past. However, due to Industrialization of the area, deadly smoke from Khatoonabad Copper Melting Complex, frequent droughts and over grazing, there is less and less grass, bushes and sadly not many wild animals like birds, lizards, wolves, deer, rabbits etc. Despite all these issues though, personally, I love Koh Hesarooyeh and its surrounding area and whenever I am in Iran, I climb it and enjoy it as frequently as possible.

Chah BakhashAli (BakhshAli Well) Chah in Persian means Well and Chah Bakhsh Ali is a Well in the middle of a desert about 7 km to the east of Hesarooyeh. This Well is dug by Late Bakhsh Ali, the son of Ali Karam who was the Grandfather of NoroozAli, Mohammad Taghi and Zaynal Mustafa, three brothers in Hesarooyeh. Since Late BakhshAli had dug the Well and he is its founder, the Well is known after his name as Chah Bakhshali or a Well that belongs to Bakhshali. It is mostly used by People of Hesarooyeh, Particularly, Mashallah Ghaeni(Mashallah Norooz) and his flock partners and associate who water their sheep and animals. There is another well about 500 meter to the west of Chah Bakhshali and it is called Chah MirzaAli.


Chah Mirza Ali (Mirza Ali Well)
Chah in Persian means Well and ChahMirz Ali is a Well dug in the middle of a desert, about 6.5 km to east of Hesarooyeh. This Well is dug by someone named Mirz Ali, the ancestors of Hossain KhanAli families. Since Late MirzaAli has dug this Well,it is known after his name as Chah Mirza Ali or a Well that belongs to Mirza Ali. It is mostly used by People of Hesarooyeh, particularly, the Hossain Khanali families, mostly, Habibullah and Morteza Hossain KhanAli who water their sheep and animals. There is another well about 500 meter to the east of Chah Mirza Ali and it is called Chah Bakhshali which we already talked about it.

Chah Ghabrestoni (Ghabrestani) Chah in Persian means a Well Ghabrestan in Persian means a gravyard. So, Chah Ghabrestoni or Ghabrestani is a Well dug in the desert, about a 8.5 km to the east of Hesarooyeh. Chah Ghabrestoni is believed to have been dug by the ancestors of Ali Morteza (Morteza Hossain Norooz, PBUH) in Hesarooyeh but it is not clearly who exactly dug this Well. I think, it is worth-ed to do some research as to why they have named this Well Chah Ghabrestoni. Most of other similar Wells near by such as Chah Bakhsha Ali and Chah Mirza Ali are associated with someone's name, most likely someone who has dug the Well. However, that does not apply to Chah Ghabrestoni.

Even though it is clear that someone has dug the Well, his or her name is not associated with the Well and that raises the question why they have named it Chah Ghabrestoni?. One can assume alot of hypothesis as to why they have named it Chah Ghabrestani but it would much interesting to do some research about why exactly they have named it Chah Ghabrestani. For instace, I would assume that it is called Chah Ghabrestoni or Ghabrestani perhaps a graveyard existed near the place where the Well was dug or one can assume that perhaps they were digging the Well, something bad and disastrous happened; something like a plague and a person or a few people got killed and as a result, they had to be buried near the Well, where perhaps they were living at the time, and thus people associated the Well with the grave or the graves and called it, Chah Ghabrestoni. No matter what, it would make sense to do search some other possible explanations from the locals as to why they call this place Chah Ghabrestani. Currently, this Well is used mostly by Ali Morteza and his associates from Hesarooyeh who water their sheep and animals.


Chah Ghand or Chah Ghando

Chah in persian means, a Well and Ghando is a broken word of Ghand and Ghand in persian means sugar cube and sweet. In this case, Ghand should be interpreted as sweet and drinkable because we are talking about a Well and its sweet and drinkable water as opposed to salty and undrinkable waters from other Wells in the area.. Chah Ghando is a Well dug in the middle of a mountain range called Haft Koh. Haft in Persian means Seven and Koh in Persian means Mountains; putting the two words Haft and Koh together gives us Haft Koh or seven mountains. This Well is an old Well and has been around for a long time. It is an important place in the lives of so many people, particularly those who depend on its water. There are other Wells in the area too but none are as famous and have drinkable water as good as Chah Ghando.

Beside many nomadic people who depend on Chah Ghando's water throughout the year, mostly during the hot summer days, many birds and wild animals also depend on this Well's water throughout the year. Unfortunately, some times some ignorant people who call themselves hunters go and hid near the Well and when the Wild birds and animals come to drink the water, they shoot them and eat their meat. These savage people should be tracked down and punished by law.

This writer has witnessed an unbelievable decrease in the number of wild animals and birds due to many factors such as unlawful and illegal hunting, industrial pollutions and frequent droughts. We encourage all people to report all hunters to the authorities and hopefully, the officials will seriously track the hunters down and punish them for their illegal acts.

Some Jokes for a break

A Young Businessman A young businessman had just started his own business. He'd rented a beautiful office and had it brilliantly decorated. Sitting there, he saw a man come into the outer office. Wishing to appear busy, the young businessman picked up the phone and started to pretend he was working a big deal. He was shouting huge figures and made giant commitments. Finally, he hung up and asked the visitor, "Can I help you?" The man said, "Sure. I'm here to install the phone!"

Two Boys A couple had two little boys, ages 8 and 10, who were excessively mischievous. They were always getting into trouble and their parents knew that, if any mischief occurred in their town, their sons were probably involved. The boys' mother heard that a clergyman in town had been successful in disciplining children, so she asked if he would speak with her boys. The clergyman agreed, but asked to see them individually. So the mother sent her 8-year-old in first that morning with the older boy to see the clergyman in the afternoon. The clergyman, a huge man with a booming voice, sat the younger boy down and asked him sternly, "Where is God?" The boy's mouth dropped open, but he made no response, sitting there with his mouth hanging open, wide eyed. So the clergyman repeated the question in an even sterner tone, "Where is God!!?" Again the boy made no attempt to answer. So the clergyman raised his voice even more and shook his finger in the boy's face and bellowed, "WHERE IS GOD!?" The boy screamed and bolted from the room, ran directly home and dove into his closet, slamming the door behind him. When his older brother found him in the closet, he asked, "What happened?" The younger brother, gasping for breath, replied, "We are in BIG trouble this time, dude. God is missing - and they think WE did it.!"

Jail Mail A prisoner in jail receives a letter from his wife: "Dear Husband, I have decided to plant some lettuce in the back garden. When is the best time to plant them?" The prisoner, knowing that the prison guards read all mail, replied in a letter: "Dear Wife, whatever you do, do not touch the back garden. That is where I hid all the money." A week or so later, he received another letter from his wife: "Dear Husband, You wouldn't believe what happened, some men came with shovels to the house, and dug up all the back garden." The prisoner wrote another letter back: "Dear wife, now is the best time to plant the lettuce."

Finding a house Two police officers saw this old woman staggering down the street, stopping her they can tell she has had far too much to drink and instead of taking her to jail they decide to just drive her home. They loaded her into the police cruiser one of the officers gets in the back with the drunk woman. As they drove through the streets they kept asking the woman where she lived, all she would say as she stroked the officers arm is "Your Passionate" They drove awhile longer and asked again, again the same response as she stroked his arm "Your Passionate". The officers were getting a little upset so they stopped the car and said to the woman, Look we have driven around this City for two hours and you still haven't told us where you live. She replied I keep trying to tell you: "Your Passin It!"

Interesting to read,

The following is an essay that you may find it interesting to read. The topic is “ What lies behind the darkness of your closed eyes?"

What lies behind the darkness of your closed eyes?

Living in two completely different worlds, lay many things behind my closed eyes. I live in my own little world, where not many people like to live; where many things do not exist. In my world, there is no competition, jealousy, priority, differentiation and revenge. I live in peace there; happy, victorious, vivacious and excited. I do not carry the heavy stuff that I carry on in my real world. I feel free, light and without forced obligations. I live in a waking world where I suffer, hurt, regret and I am frozen. Frozen, for I can not speak out, say something and burst like firecrackers. I live in a world where I want to erupt, explode and burst out; change many things but I can not. I just can not because I feel weak and fragile.

I live in a world where I walk on my own; nobody pushes me, nobody determines me, no one orders me. There, I walk in four directions, continue in any of them and love them all. I live in a world where I see no one is tired, no one is bored, no one is in jail and no one is surrounded. I live in a totally new world for I believe yesterday is gone; I do not hate yesterday, however, I do not like to follow it. I like no footprints for I believe I can create them myself. In my little peaceful world, I do not like to preach and I do not like to be preached at. I do not like to run, for if I run, I may hurt others as we do in our real world.

In my dream world, there are no walls, barriers and boundaries; all seasons are nice and beautiful, even winter. Autumn does not come so fast and when it comes, it does not shake the trees to death; never tortures them. Spring is too long and summer is more fruitful than ever. No one is an object; everyone is treated equally, I mean, practically, not just literally. There is only one race but unnamed; different colours but nameless. Poorness never devalues people, mankind uses its brain not its eyes. People are not Robots; they know their values and they are so humble. There are no guns and weapons, therefore, there is no war; no one shoots others in order to rob the bank just to buy a sports car! There is no stress that pushes people to use drugs and alcohol; no one takes tranquilizers or painkiller pills. Politicians and governors do not cheat on their citizens; there is not hypocrisy.

There, in my world, the streets are huge and wide, nobody rushes and nobody runs to pass the others. There is sympathy, compassion, co-operation and unity. There is no enmity and rivalry, the word "enemy" is not in dictionaries and no one pronounces it or thinks of it. Mankind, in my little world, has known itself, knows it's duties which are based on nature, everything is nice but nothing is weird. There is no celebrity; everyone gets a chance to express himself/herself.

It is really nice there. There is only one hemisphere, no opposite sides. It is so peaceful; there are no possessions for possession is the cause of cruelty. People have shaken themselves, in order to lose their dirty thoughts and beliefs; tales and legends are no longer valid. People never scare their children by telling them stories. Kids are never scared for there is no darkness. Days are brighter, the sun stays longer, nights are starry, the wind is very calm; lakes, sea and oceans are one single body of water and everything else is changed. A big revolution has happened and it is a new era!

Written by: Naser Ghaeni-Hesarooyeh, MonarchPark collegiate, Toronto, Canada, 1995

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