Miyanshahr, Fars

For the village in Kerman province, see Miyanshahr.

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
City
Miyanshahr
Coordinates: 28°42′55″N 53°51′22″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Fars
County	Fasa
District	Shibkaveh
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	5,912
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Demographics

Population

At 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

Ahmad Beheshti, cleric and politician

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Formerly the village of Miyan Deh^[3]