Qir

For the administrative division of Fars province, see Qir and Karzin County.

Qir (Persian: قير)^[a] is a city in the Central District of Qir and Karzin County, Fars province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.^[4] The city has an altitude of 771 metres (2,530 ft).^[5]

Qir Persian: قير
City
Shohada square
Qir
Coordinates: 28°29′01″N 53°02′12″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Fars
County	Qir and Karzin
District	Central
Elevation	771 m (2,530 ft)
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	20,010
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

History

On 10 April 1972, Qir was destroyed by a large earthquake, killing 3,399 people, two-thirds of the population at that time.^[6]: 128

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 16,839 in 3,722 households.^[7] The following census in 2011 counted 18,038 people in 4,603 households.^[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 20,010 people in 5,650 households.^[2]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Qīr; also known as Gheer^[3]