Miyanshahr (Persian: میانشهر)[a] is a city in Shibkaveh District of Fasa County, Fars province, Iran, serving as the administrative center for Miyan Deh Rural District.[4] Miyanshahr is the 2013 merger of the villages of Miyan Deh and Abuzarabad.[3]
Miyanshahr
Persian: میانشهر | |
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City | |
  Miyanshahr | |
| Coordinates: 28°42′55″N 53°51′22″E / 28.71528°N 53.85611°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Fars |
| County | Fasa |
| District | Shibkaveh |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 5,912 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Demographics
editPopulation
editAt the time of the 2006 National Census, Miyanshahr's population (as the total of its two constituent villages before the merger) was 6,086 in 1,388 households, when it was in Miyan Deh Rural District.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 6,257 people in 1,680 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population as 5,912 people in 1,775 households,[2] by which time the two villages had merged to form the new city of Miyanshahr.[3]
Notable residents
editAhmad Beheshti, cleric and politician
See also
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Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (2 October 2024). "Miyanshahr, Fasa County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- ^ a b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Fars Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 6 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ a b c Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (c. 2023) [Approved 7 February 1392]. The recognition of Abuzarabad and Miyan Deh villages from the functions of Fasa County in Fars province after merging with each other as the city of Miyanshahr. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Proposal 87619/42/1; Notification 158802/T38854H. Archived from the original on 4 October 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2024 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
- ^ Mousavi, Mirhossein (c. 2023) [Approved 2 February 1366]. Creation and establishment of eight rural districts including villages, farms and places located in Fasa County under Fars province. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 11475.1.5.53; Notification 110894/T357. Archived from the original on 8 December 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2023 – via Lam ta Kam.
- ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Fars Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Fars Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
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