Biabanak a Village in the Centre of Iran

Biabanak which is located in the centre of Iran was the northest area of central deserts. According to Ptolemy it was among Karmania desert and he mentioned some camel drivers in this area. From overall considerations about central deserts of Iran in the old sources, it has been concluded that certainly people were living in these deserts including Biabanak. Until the end of Islamic period the presence of Zoroastrians in Biabanak desert is somewhat unquestionable. Gabriel quoted that in south of Khor there is Khor Mountain which was the cemetery of Zoroastrian inhabitants. He noted that until six hundred years ago the inhabitants of Khor were Zoroastrian and in Dehno there is a place named Atashkadeh1. There is more information about central deserts of Iran after the Arab's attack and in Islamic period. The author has studied Biabanak area in three pre-Islamic, Islamic and classic periods. Also, he has explained etymology, the inhabitant's lineage and their economical, religious, historical and geographical considerations in different periods and relied on the historian's writings and geographers with different nations.