Shiraz (irn)

Shiraz

Shiraz ranks 672nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Czechoslovakia, Nanjing, and Gottorf Castle. Memorable people born in Shiraz include Hafez, Saadi Shirazi, and Báb. Memorable people who died in Shiraz include Ubayd Zakani, Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi, and Luarsab II of Kartli. Shiraz has been the birth place of many politicians, and religious figures and the death place of many politicians, and writers. Shiraz is located in Iran.

Shiraz is the fifth-most-populous city of Iran and the capital of Fars province, which has been historically known as Pars (پارس) and Persis. As of the 2016 national census, the population of the city was 1,565,572 people, and its built-up area with Sadra was home to almost 1,800,000 inhabitants. A census in 2021 showed an increase in the city's population to 1,995,500 people. Shiraz is located in southwestern Iran on the rudkhaneye khoshk seasonal river. Founded in the early Islamic period, the city has a moderate climate and has been a regional trade center for over a thousand years. Read more on Wikipedia