Fars Province
province of Iran
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Summary
Fars Province is a province of Iran[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of province of iran entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,313 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Iran[3]
- Country: Iran[4]
- Capital: Shiraz[5]
- Shares border with: Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province[6], Kerman Province[7], Yazd Province[8], Isfahan Province[9], Bushehr Province[10], Hormozgan Province[11]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Abadeh County[12], Estahban County[13], Eqlid County[14], Jahrom County[15], Darab County[16], Sepidan County[17], Shiraz County[18], Fasa County[19], Firuzabad County[20], Kazerun County[21], Larestan County[22], Marvdasht County[23], Mamasani County[24], Neyriz County[25]
- Commons category: Fars Province[26]
- Located in time zone: UTC+03:30[27], UTC+04:30[28]
- Local dialing code: 073262[29]
- Topic's main category: Category:Fars province[30]
- Population: 4,851,274[31], 4,596,658[32], 4,336,878[33]
- Unemployment rate: 12.4 percent[34]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[35], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[36], Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[37], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[38]
- Topic has template: Template:Fars Province[39]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Fars Province[40]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Fars Province[41]
- Native label: استان فارس[42]
- Category for people buried here: Category:Burials in Fars Province[43]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Fars province[44]
- Area: 122,608 km²[45]
- Language used: Koroshi[46], Kuhmareyi[47]
Why It Matters
Fars Province has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] It is known by 74 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]