Kazerun
Kazerun (Persian: کازرون) is a city in the Central District of Kazerun County, Fars province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. Its agricultural products include date palms, citrus orchards, wheat, tobacco, rice, cotton, and vines.
Kazeroon
Persian: کازرون | |
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City | |
Shapur Cave in North of Kazerun | |
| Nickname(s): City of Science, City of Civilization, The Green City | |
Kazeroon | |
| Coordinates: 29°36′56″N 51°39′24″E | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Fars |
| County | Kazerun |
| District | Central |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Reza Nozari |
| Elevation | 860 m (2,820 ft) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 96,683 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| Area code | 071 |
At the 2006 National Census, its population was 84,594 in 20,810 households. The following census in 2011 counted 89,685 people in 25,034 households. The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 96,683 people in 28,988 households. It is the fifth-largest city in Fars.
The nearby ruins of the ancient city of Bishapur 12 mi (19 km) N., include bas-relief depictions from the Sasanid era (ca. 224–651). A statue of Shapur I (AD 241–272) can be found in a large cave at the site. The ruins of the Qaleh-ye Gabri (Castle of the Gabrs, or Zoroastrians) are located on a mound SE of Kazeroon., during the Qajar Dynasty many people from Kazerun migrated to Bahrain, today there are many people with the surname Kazeruni.