History of Derenar

The history of Derenar understood as the history of the region now forming the territory of the Emirate of Derenar.

The name Derenar is derived from Arabic Dâr an-Nâr ie Abode of Fire. It is believed to be derived from the name of the Pyrosvestikí Satrápi, a name given by Alexander himself.

From the time when Derenar was conquered by Greeks, the history of Derenar spans the medieval history of the Arab era, the Ottoman Sanjak, and the British colony since the 1920s.