Zarqan

"Zargan" redirects here. For the village in Khuzestan province, see Zargan. For the administrative division of Fars province, see Zarqan County. For other places with the same name, see Zarqan.

Zarqan (Persian: زرقان)^[a] is a city in the Central District of Zarqan County, Fars province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.^[4] The city is served by Zarqan Airport.

Zarqan Persian: زرقان
City
Azadi Park in Zarqan
Zarqan
Coordinates: 29°46′06″N 52°43′07″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Fars
County	Zarqan
District	Central
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	32,261
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Etymology

Zarqan comes from "Zarghoon", which in Middle Persian means "the place is lush."^{[citation needed]}

History

It is said that Zarqan had good mules for hiring and transporting.^[5] Therefore, this city was important for business and transportation during 1791.^[6] Historically, Zaqan counted as the battle field among Afghan and Afshari dynasty.^[7]

Climate

Climate data for Zarghan(1989-2010 normals, elevation:1,596.0 m (5,236.2 ft))
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	10.5 (50.9)	14.1 (57.4)	18.2 (64.8)	23.4 (74.1)	29.8 (85.6)	35.4 (95.7)	37.8 (100.0)	36.8 (98.2)	33.2 (91.8)	27.4 (81.3)	19.7 (67.5)	13.5 (56.3)	25.0 (77.0)
Daily mean °C (°F)	4.5 (40.1)	7.2 (45.0)	10.7 (51.3)	15.3 (59.5)	20.4 (68.7)	25.1 (77.2)	28.3 (82.9)	27.0 (80.6)	23.0 (73.4)	17.6 (63.7)	11.3 (52.3)	6.8 (44.2)	16.4 (61.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−1.5 (29.3)	0.3 (32.5)	3.2 (37.8)	7.1 (44.8)	11.0 (51.8)	14.8 (58.6)	18.7 (65.7)	17.2 (63.0)	12.8 (55.0)	7.8 (46.0)	2.8 (37.0)	0.1 (32.2)	7.9 (46.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	84.9 (3.34)	62.9 (2.48)	51.5 (2.03)	25.6 (1.01)	4.8 (0.19)	0.6 (0.02)	0.4 (0.02)	0.2 (0.01)	0.2 (0.01)	4.2 (0.17)	21.0 (0.83)	69.0 (2.72)	325.3 (12.83)
Average relative humidity (%)	64	54	48	44	31	23	22	22	24	31	43	59	39
Mean monthly sunshine hours	203.7	210.7	247.2	262.1	330.8	346.5	338.8	336.5	309.6	291.6	234.3	205.1	3,316.9
Source: IRIMO(temperatures[8]), (precipitation[9]), (humidity[10]), (sun[11])

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 19,861 in 5,127 households,^[12] when it was capital of the former Zarqan District of Shiraz County.^[13] The following census in 2011 counted 28,958 people in 8,112 households.^[14] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 32,261 people in 9,591 households.^[2]

In 2018, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Zarqan County, and Zarqan was transferred to the new Central District as the county's capital.^[4]

See also

• Imamzadeh Qasim (Zarqan)

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Notes

1. Also romanized as Zarqān; also known as Zargān and Zarghanak^[3]