Qods, Iran

For the administrative division of Tehran province, see Qods County. For other uses of the same name, see Qods.

See also: Jerusalem and Names of Jerusalem

Qods (Persian: قدس)^[a] is a city in the Central District of Qods County, Tehran province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county^[5] and the district.

Qods Persian: قدس
City
Shahr-e Qods Stadium
Qods
Coordinates: 35°42′37″N 51°06′47″E[1][2]
Country	Iran
Province	Tehran
County	Qods
District	Central
Population  (2016)[3]
• Total	309,605
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 229,354 in 60,331 households,^[6] when it was capital of the former Qods District of Shahriar County.^[7] The following census in 2011 counted 283,517 people in 83,035 households,^[8] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Qods County. Qods was transferred to the new Central District as the county's capital.^[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 309,605 people in 94,532 households.^[3]

Higher education

The city has three universities: Islamic Azad University, Shahr-eQods Branch, University of Applied Science and Technology, Shahr-e-Qods Branch and Payam-e-Nour university.^[9]

Sports

The Persian Gulf Pro League team Paykan plays in the city at Shahre Qods Stadium.

See also

Media related to Qods, Iran at Wikimedia Commons

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also known as Shahr-e Qods ("City of Qods"); formerly Karaj, Qal‘eh Hasan, and Qal‘eh-ye Ḩasan Khān.^[4] Before Qods officially became a municipality in 1989, it was named Qal‘eh Hasan. The city is named after Jerusalem, in Arabic spelling