Farashband (Persian: فراشبند, also Romanized as Farrāshband; also known as Farāsh and Farrāsh) is a city and capital of Farashband County, Fars Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 17,142, in 3,762 families. It is located at an altitude of 775 metres (2,543 ft). There are several archaeological sites such as: * Chahar Tagh gangi (four-arched) related to Sassani period * Farrashband’s bath * Chahar Tagh naghare khaneh * ChaharTagh Rahni5-ChaharTagh Gonbad * wind mill * goldsmiths Ghallat related to Afsharian period