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Kazerun

Coordinates: 29°36′56″N 51°39′24″E / 29.61556°N 51.65667°E / 29.61556; 51.65667
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For the administrative division of Fars province, see Kazerun County. For the village in Markazi province whose alternate name is Kazerun, see Gazeran.

Kazeroon
Persian: کازرون
City
Shapur Cave in North of Kazerun
Shapur Cave in North of Kazerun
Nickname(s): 
City of Science, City of Civilization, The Green City
Kazeroon is located in Iran
Kazeroon
Kazeroon
Coordinates: 29°36′56″N 51°39′24″E / 29.61556°N 51.65667°E / 29.61556; 51.65667[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceFars
CountyKazerun
DistrictCentral
Government
 • MayorReza Nozari
Elevation
860 m (2,820 ft)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total96,683
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Area code071

Kazerun (Persian: کازرون)[a] is a city in the Central District of Kazerun County, Fars province,[2] Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[4]

History

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The historic city Bishapur is near Kazerun; it was a capital of the Sasanian Empire.[citation needed]

The nearby ruins of the ancient city of Bishapur 12 mi (19 km) N., include bas-relief depictions from the Sasanid era[2] (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 Qaleh-ye Gabri (Castle of the Gabrs, or Zoroastrians) are located on a mound SE of Kazeroon.,[2] during the Qajar Dynasty many people from Kazerun migrated to Bahrain, today there are many people with the surname Kazeruni.

From 1548 to 1834, an Afshar family governed the district of Kazerun.[5] In June 1824, a severe earthquake occurred in Kazerun and Shiraz that killed a few thousand people.[6]

The nearby ruins of the ancient city of Bishapur 12 mi (19 km) N., include bas-relief depictions from the Sasanid era[2] (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 Qaleh-ye Gabri (Castle of the Gabrs, or Zoroastrians) are located on a mound SE of Kazeroon.,[2] during the Qajar Dynasty many people from Kazerun migrated to Bahrain, today there are many people with the surname Kazeruni.

Since 16 April 2018, as part of the 2017–18 Iranian protests, the city has experienced anti-government protests, with the proximate local cause being a plan by Kazerun lawmaker Hossein Rezazadeh to turn parts of the city's northern outlying districts of Nowdan and Qaemiyeh into a new city named Kuh-e-Chinar. On 18 May 2018, five people were killed after security forces opened fire on demonstrators.[7]

Demographics

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Population

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At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 84,594 in 20,810 households.[8] The following census in 2011 counted 89,685 people in 25,034 households.[9] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 96,683 people in 28,988 households.[10] It is the fifth-largest city in Fars.[citation needed]

Climate

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Kazerun has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification: BSh).

Climate data for Kazerun
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 14.6
(58.3) 		15.4
(59.7) 		17.1
(62.8) 		19.4
(66.9) 		26.0
(78.8) 		33.0
(91.4) 		39.3
(102.7) 		41.3
(106.3) 		40.0
(104.0) 		35.7
(96.3) 		30.4
(86.7) 		24.5
(76.1) 		28.1
(82.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 4.0
(39.2) 		4.5
(40.1) 		4.9
(40.8) 		7.2
(45.0) 		12.4
(54.3) 		18.7
(65.7) 		26.0
(78.8) 		27.4
(81.3) 		24.9
(76.8) 		20.9
(69.6) 		17.1
(62.8) 		13.5
(56.3) 		15.1
(59.2)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 53
(2.1) 		62
(2.4) 		45
(1.8) 		6
(0.2) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		1
(0.0) 		12
(0.5) 		28
(1.1) 		50
(2.0) 		257
(10.1)
Source: Climate-data.org

Economy

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Market

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In the centuries after Islam, the historical large bazaar of Kazerun was one of the commercial hubs of the south of the country.‏[11][12][13] Even now, this market and other commercial centers of Kazerun are the commercial hub of west of Fars province and cover the main needs of the people of this region.[14][15]

  • Kazerun Grand Bazaar
    Kazerun Grand Bazaar
  • A commercial complex in Kazerun
    A commercial complex in Kazerun

Industry

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Among the infrastructures and large industrial units of Kazerun, the following can be mentioned:

Kazerun Special Economic Zone and Customs

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Kazerun Special Economic Zone has an area of ​​183 hectares. So far, 7 big investment contracts have been concluded in this special economic zone.[16] Kazerun Customs is also located in this special economic zone and has made it possible to export and import to other parts of the world.[17][18]

  • Kazerun Special Economic Zone
    Kazerun Special Economic Zone

Khesht Oil Field

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Currently, the executive operations of the Khesht and Konartakhte oil field are being carried out.[19] and has one billion and 53 million barrels of oil.[20][21]

Shahid Moslehian Industrial Area of ​​Kazerun

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This industrial area has 48 hectares of industrial land. Currently, 35 production and industrial units with employment of 600 people are active in this industrial area.[22]

Kazerun Petrochemical

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The construction of Kazerun Petrochemical Complex started in 2007 with the aim of producing polyethylene products.[23] This project is currently on hold.[24][25]

Kazerun Combined Cycle Power Plant

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This combined cycle power plant with a production capacity of 1373 megawatts, is the third largest combined cycle power plant in the country.[26][27][28]

Agriculture

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Kazerun is one of the agricultural poles of the country and many of its products are exported to other countries.[29]

Fruit and Vegetable Fields

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There are two large fields of fruits and vegetables in Kazerun, which supply a huge part of fruits and vegetables in the south of the country.[30]

List of fruit and vegetable fields in Kazerun

Field Name Location
Imam Hossein West of Kazerun
Kazerun Municipality East of Kazerun
  • Imam Hossein fruit and vegetable field
    Imam Hossein fruit and vegetable field

Agricultural Cold Storages

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Kazerun has a total of 36 cold storage units for storing agricultural products.[31]

Wheat Silo of Kazerun

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The big wheat storage silo of Kazerun has a capacity of 50,000 tons.[32]

Water reserves

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Nargesi Dam

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Nargesi Dam is one of the big dams under construction by Iran's Ministry of Energy in Kazerun. The purpose of building this dam is to control and contain floods, provide agricultural water for 12 thousand hectares of downstream lands, provide drinking water for the region and water for industry in the cities of Kazerun and Farrashband, including the water needed by Kazerun Petrochemical and the South Zagros industrial area, rehabilitate the Parishan Lake, provide Environmental water and electric energy production is 48.3 gigawatt hours per year.[33]

Kazerun Wastewater Treatment Plant

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Kazerun urban wastewater treatment plant with the current capacity of treating 17100 cubic meters of water per day is located in the south of Kazerun city.[34][35] The development of Kazerun urban sewage network is currently underway.[36]

Places of interest

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Shapur statue
  • Parishan Lake, which is near Kazeroon.[37]
  • Shapur River
  • Shapur statue (the largest statue of ancient Iran), which is near Bishapur.
  • National park Dašt-e Aržan, a vast green meadow on Kazerun–Shiraz highway.[38]

Recreational places

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Barm Plain is biggest Plain of Oak in Iran, Davan, Sarmashhad and Kaskan are three villages in Kazeroon. The old name of Kazeroon was "Green City".[citation needed]

Ashura and Tasua re-enactment

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This re-enactment has been one of the most celebrated and unique reenactments in Iran. The date of this re-enactment is in the ninth and tenth of the month Moharram. In these two days, people go out and re-enact the Battle of Karbala. The theater starts from morning until noon. Almost all people in the city walk on the street together. They mourn for this historical event.[citation needed]

Sister cities

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Notable people

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Nasrollah Mardani, a famous contemporary Persian poet, is from Kazeroon. It is also believed that Salman the Persian, a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, comes from this city.[40] Haj Sadrallah Zamanian was a pillar of the community for many years. The town is also the scene of a famous battle in the novel My Uncle Napoleon. Kazeroon is a city of Science. Qotb al-Din Kazerooni, Allame Jalaladdin Davani, Allame Ali Davani are from Kazeroon. The mothers of Hafez and Saadi were also from Kazeroon. Firouz Naderi, (the associate director of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), responsible for Project Formulation and Strategy), was born in Kazeroon. Reza Malekzadeh, a medical scientist and gastroenterologist who is well known in Iran is from Kazeroon.

See also

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Media related to Kazerun at Wikimedia Commons

Kazeroon travel guide from Wikivoyage

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Notes

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  1. ^ Also romanized as Kazeroon, Kāzeroūn, and Kāzerūn;[2] also known as Kasrun[3]

References

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  3. ^ Kazerun can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3070132" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
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