Kazerun
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Kazeroon كازرون |
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| Nickname(s): City of Science, City of Civilization, The Green City | |
 Kazeroon
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| Coordinates: 29°37′10″N 51°39′15″E / 29.61944°N 51.65417°ECoordinates: 29°37′10″N 51°39′15″E / 29.61944°N 51.65417°E | |
| Country |
 Iran
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| Province | Fars |
| County | Kazeroon |
| Bakhsh | Central |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Seyyed Mehdi Makki |
| Elevation | 860 m (2,820 ft) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 89,685 |
| Time zone | IRST (UTC+3:30) |
| • Summer (DST) | IRDT (UTC+4:30) |
| Area code(s) | 0721 |
Kazeroon (Persian: كازرون, also Romanized as Kāzerūn, Kāzeroūn, and Kazeroon; also known as Kasrun) is a city in and the capital of Kazeroon County, Fars Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 84,594, in 20,810 families. 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 Qaleh-ye Gabri (Castle of the Gabrs, or Zoroastrians) are located on a mound SE of Kazeroon.
Mohsen Pezeshkian and Nasrollah Mardani, famous contemporary Persian poets, are from Kazeroon. It is also believed that Salman the Persian, one of the followers of the Islamic prophet, Muhammad, comes from this city. "Welcome to Salman the Persian" can be seen at the entrance of the city. Haj Sadrallah Zamanian was one of the pillar of the community for many years. The town is also the scene of a famous battle in the novel My Uncle Napoleon.
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