Asir, Iran

Asir (Persian: اسير, also Romanized as Asīr; also known as Sīr) is a city in, and the capital of, Asir District of Mohr County, Fars province, Iran, and also serves as the administrative center for Asir Rural District.

Asir
Persian: اسير
City
Asir
Coordinates: 27°43′27″N 52°39′46″E
Country Iran
ProvinceFars
CountyMohr
DistrictAsir
Population
 (2016)
  Total3,042
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the 2006 census, its population was 2,181 in 465 households, when it was a village in Asir Rural District. The following census in 2011 counted 2,180 people in 605 households, by which time the village had been elevated to the status of a city. The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 3,042 people in 865 households.

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