Qir

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Qir
قير
—  city  —
Qir is located in Iran
Qir
Coordinates: 28°28′57″N 53°02′05″E / 28.4825°N 53.03472°E / 28.4825; 53.03472Coordinates: 28°28′57″N 53°02′05″E / 28.4825°N 53.03472°E / 28.4825; 53.03472
Country  Iran
Province Fars
County Qir and Karzin
Bakhsh Central
Elevation 771 m (2,530 ft)
Population (2006)
 • Total 16,839
Time zone IRST (UTC+3:30)
 • Summer (DST) IRDT (UTC+4:30)

Qir (Persian: قير‎, also Romanized as Qīr)[1] is a city in and the capital of Qir and Karzin County, Fars Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 16,839, in 3,722 families.[2] It has an altitude of 771 metres (2,530 ft).[3]


References

  1. ^ Qir can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3080296" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  2. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original on 2010-11-16. http://wayback.archive.org/web/*/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/07.xls. 
  3. ^ Location of Qir - Falling Rain Genomics




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