Shiraz

Summary

Shiraz is a city of Iran^[1]. Shiraz ranks in the top 0.45% of city_of_iran entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,458 views/month, #5 of 1,113).^[2]

Key Facts

• Shiraz was a member of League of Historical Cities^[3].
• Shiraz is located in Central District^[4].
• Shiraz is in the country of Iran^[5].
• Shiraz's head of government is recorded as Haidar Eskandarpour^[6].
• Shiraz's instance of is recorded as city of Iran^[7].
• Shiraz's official language is recorded as Persian^[8].
• Shiraz's twinned administrative body is recorded as Agadir^[9].
• Shiraz's twinned administrative body is recorded as Chongqing^[10].
• Shiraz's twinned administrative body is recorded as Dushanbe^[11].
• Shiraz's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kuala Lumpur^[12].
• Shiraz's twinned administrative body is recorded as Malacca^[13].
• Shiraz's twinned administrative body is recorded as Nicosia Municipality^[14].
• Shiraz's twinned administrative body is recorded as Pécs^[15].
• Shiraz's twinned administrative body is recorded as Sétif^[16].
• Shiraz's Commons category is recorded as Shiraz^[17].
• Shiraz's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+03:30^[18].
• Shiraz's local dialing code is recorded as 071^[19].
• Shiraz's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 29.61, 'lon': 52.5425}^[20].
• Shiraz's official website is recorded as https://shiraz.ir^[21].
• Shiraz's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Shiraz^[22].
• Shiraz's Commons gallery is recorded as شیراز^[23].
• Shiraz has a population of {'amount': '+848289'}^[24].
• Shiraz has a population of {'amount': '+965117'}^[25].
• Shiraz has a population of {'amount': '+1053025'}^[26].
• Shiraz has a population of {'amount': '+1227331'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Shiraz is in the country of Iran^[5]. Shiraz is located in Central District^[4].

Physical Characteristics

Shiraz covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+240'}^[28]. Shiraz sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1500'}^[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+848289'}^[24], {'amount': '+965117'}^[25], {'amount': '+1053025'}^[26], {'amount': '+1227331'}^[27], and {'amount': '+1565572'}^[30].

Designation and Status

Shiraz's instance of is recorded as city of Iran^[7].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Shiraz include Shirazi salad^[31] and Shiraz International Airport^[32], an international airport^[33], in Iran^[34].

Why It Matters

Shiraz ranks in the top 0.45% of city_of_iran entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,458 views/month, #5 of 1,113).^[2] Shiraz has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] Shiraz is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

Entities named for Shiraz include Shirazi salad^[31] and Shiraz International Airport^[32], an international airport^[33], in Iran^[34].