Shiraz (/ʃiːˈrɑːz/; Persian: شیراز, Šīrāz, Persian pronunciation: [ʃiːˈrɒːz], pronunciation ) is the sixth most populous city of Iran and the capital of Fars Province (Old Persian as Pârsâ). At the 2011 census, the population of the city was 1,460,665 and its built-up area with Shahr-e Jadid-e Sadra was home to 1,500,644 inhabitants. Shiraz is located in the southwest of Iran on the Roodkhaneye Khoshk (Dry River) seasonal river. It has a moderate climate and has been a regional trade center for over a thousand years.
Population: 1,249,942
Latitude: 29° 36' 37.12" N
Longitude: 52° 31' 52.07" E
Shiraz (/ʃiːrɑːz/; Persian: شیراز, Šīrāz, Persian pronunciation: [ʃiːˈrɒːz], pronunciation ) is the sixth most populous city of Iran and the capital of Fars Province. In 2009, the population of the city was 1,455,073. Shiraz is located in the sout…
Eram Garden (Persian: باغ ارم - Bāq e Eram) is a historic Persian garden in Shiraz, Iran.The garden, and the building within it, are located at the northern shore of the Khoshk River in the Fars province.
Shāh Chérāgh (Persian: شاه چراغ) is a funerary monument and mosque in Shiraz, Iran, housing the tomb of the brothers Ahmad and Muhammad, sons of Mūsā al-Kādhim and brothers of ‘Alī ar-Ridhā.
Shiraz International Airport (IATA: SYZ, ICAO: OISS) is located in Shiraz, Iran.
The Tomb of Hafez and its associated memorial hall, the Hāfezieh, are two memorial structures erected in the northern edge of Shiraz, Iran, in memory of the celebrated Persian poet Hafez. The open pavilion structures are situated in the Musalla Gard…
The Karim Khan Castle (Persian: ارگ کریم خان Arg-e Karim Khan) is a citadel located in the north-east of Shiraz, southern Iran. It was built as part of a complex during the Zand dynasty and is named after Karim Khan, and served as his living quarte…
The following is a list of endorheic basins — watersheds which do not drain to the sea.
The Hafezieh Stadium (Persian: استاديوم حافظیه) is a multi-purpose stadium in Shiraz, Iran. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Azadegan League side, Fajr Sepasi F.C. The stadium also is used for some matches…
Zibashahr (Persian: زيباشهر; formerly, Khulenjan (Persian: خولنجان), also Romanized as Khūlenjān, Khvolenjān, and Khavlanjān) is a city in and the capital of Garkan-e Jonubi District, in Mobarakeh County, Isfahan Province, Iran and Included three r…
Namazi Hospital is a hospital in Namazi Square, Shiraz, Iran. It was founded by Mohammad Namazi in 1950. Mohammad Namazi founded this hospital with 22 residential villas for physicians in 1950. It was later extended in 1975 and a polyclinic building…
Lapui (Persian: لپوئي, also Romanized as Lapū’ī; formerly known as Kaleh-ye Lāpū’ī and Qal‘eh-i-Lapūi - both meaning "Fort Lapui") is a city in Zarqan District, Shiraz County, Fars Province, Iran.
Zafarabad (Persian: ظفراباد, also Romanized as Z̧afarābād) is a village in Bid Zard Rural District, in the Central District of Shiraz County, Fars Province, Iran.
Kushk-e Bidak (Persian: كوشك بيدك, also Romanized as Kūshk-e Bīdak and Kūshk Bīdak; also known as Kooshké Bidak and Kūshk-e Bīd, and) is a village in Qarah Bagh Rural District, in the Central District of Shiraz County, Fars Province, Iran.
Abbasabad-e Gazak (Persian: عباس ابادگزك, also Romanized as ‘Abbāsābād-e Gazak) is a village in Bid Zard Rural District, in the Central District of Shiraz County, Fars Province, Iran.
Kushk-e Mowla (Persian: كوشك مولا, also Romanized as Kūshk-e Mowlā and Kushk-i-Maula) is a village in Darian Rural District, in the Central District of Shiraz County, Fars Province, Iran.
The Shiraz World Trade Center is a mixed-use development project currently under construction in Shiraz, Iran. Inhabitants of shiraz reported that the money for the constriction of this complex has been stolen.