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('zĕrūn') , city (1991 pop. 74,048), Fars prov., SW Iran. It is an agricultural trade center.


 
 
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Kazerun is a city in Fars province, Iran, situated between Shiraz and Bushehr. It had an estimated population of 89,013 in 2005.[1]

Its agricultural products include date palms, citrus orchards, wheat, tobacco, rice, cotton, and vines.

The nearby ruins of the ancient city of Bishapur 12 mi. (19 km) N., include bas-relief depictions from the Sasanid era (ca. 224–651). A statue of Shapur I (AD 241–272) can be found in a large cave at the site. The ruins of the Qal'eh-ye Gabri (Castle of the Ghebars, or Zoroastrians) are located on a mound S.E. of Kazerun.

Nasrollah Mardani, a famous Persian poet, comes from Kazerun. It is also believed that Salman Farsi, one of the followers of the prophet Mohammad, comes from this city. "Welcome to Salman Farsi" can be seen at the entrance of the city.

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