Editing Tafresh (section)

== History ==
Tafresh is believed to be one of the oldest regions in the present [[Markazi province]] and constituted a [[Zoroastrian]] stronghold in antiquity. A famous general by the name Delaram of Tafresh fought in the defense of [[Sasanian Empire|Sasanian Iran]] during the [[Early Muslim conquests|Islamic conquest]] and has given name to the village [[Delaram, Markazi|Delaram]] nearby Tafresh. Today the village is also called [[Teraran]].

There are fifty [[historical monument]]s in Tafresh that have been listed as part of [[Iranian national heritage]].{{Citation needed|date=January 2019}} These include ruins of [[Zoroastrianism|Zoroastrian]] places of worship and burial sites (so-called ''[[dakhma]]s'') in and around the town, particularly on the summits of the surrounding mountains and hills. There are also remains of Zoroastrian ''dakhmas'' in nearby villages, such as in [[Kaburan]] and Khalchal.<ref>{{cite news |title=Khalchal Castle, only Zoroastrian burial structure in middle Islamic centuries |url=http://www.irna.ir/en/News/82428114 |access-date=7 January 2019 |agency=IRNA |publisher=IRNA}}</ref>

Tafresh appears in the ''[[Nuzhat al-Qulub]]'' of the 14th-century author [[Hamdallah Mustawfi]], who reported that the town encompassed of 13 villages, the largest ones being Fam and Tarkhuran. He further reported that the town was assessed for a tax value of 6000 [[dinar]]s, and the inhabitants were adherents of [[Twelver Shi'ism]].{{sfn|Le Strange|1919|p=72}}