Kazerun

Kazerun
Kazerun Location in Iran
Coordinates: 29°37′6″N 51°39′30″E / 29.61833°N 51.65833°E / 29.61833; 51.65833
Country	Iran
Province	Fars Province

Kāzerūn (Persian: کازرون) 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 Gabrs, or Zoroastrians) are located on a mound S.E. of Kazerun.

Sassanian King Shapur Ist statue in Shapur cave, Sasan Village , Kazerun region , Iran

Nasrollah Mardani, a famous Persian poet, comes from Kazerun. It is also believed that Salman the Persian, one of the followers of the prophet Mohammad, comes from this city. "Welcome to Salman the Persian" can be seen at the entrance of the city. The town is also the scene of a famous battle in the novel My Uncle Napoleon.

References

• This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica, Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.

See also

Old Kazeruni dialect

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