Arsanjan

For the administrative division of Fars province, see Arsanjan County. For the administrative division formerly known as Arsanjan Rural District, see Aliabad-e Malek Rural District.

Arsanjan (Persian: ارسنجان)^[a] is a city in the Central District of Arsanjan County, Fars province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.^[4] Prior to the establishment of the county, it was the capital of the former Arsanjan District in Marvdasht County.^[5] It is at an altitude of 1,638 metres (5,374 ft).^[6]

Arsanjan Persian: ارسنجان
City
Jameh Mosque of Arsanjan
Arsanjan
Coordinates: 29°54′51″N 53°18′21″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Fars
County	Arsanjan
District	Central
Elevation	1,638 m (5,374 ft)
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	17,706
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
Area code	071-4352

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 17,642 in 4,397 households.^[7] The following census in 2011 counted 17,382 people in 4,674 households.^[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 17,706 people in 5,284 households.^[2]

Notable people

• Ali Akbar Kalantari [fa], Shia cleric

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Arsanjān and Arsenjān; also known as Arsinjān^[3]