Pars Province

Fars Province
استان فارس

Province

Clockwise from top: Persepolis, Palace of Ardeshir, Shiraz, Arg of Karim Khan, Naqsh-e Rustam, and Pasargadae.

Location of Fars within Iran

Coordinates: 29°37′N 52°32′E / 29.617°N 52.533°ECoordinates: 29°37′N 52°32′E / 29.617°N 52.533°E

Iran

Area

• Total

122,608 km² (47,339 sq mi)

Population (2016)

• Total

4,851,274

• Density

40/km² (100/sq mi)

Time zone

IRST (UTC+03:30)

• Summer (DST)

IRST (UTC+04:30)

Area code(s)

071

Main language(s)

Persian
Qashqai
Luri
Dialects of Fars

Fars Province (/fɑːrs/; Persian: استان فارس‎‎ Ostān-e Fārs, pronounced [ˈfɒː(ɾ)s]) also known as Pars or Persia in historical context, is one of the thirty-one provinces of Iran and known as the cultural capital of Iran. It is in the south of the country, in Iran's Region 2, and its administrative center is Shiraz. It has an area of 122,400 km². In 2011, this province had a population of 4.6 million people, of which 67.6% were registered as urban dwellers (urban/suburbs), 32.1% villagers (small town/rural), and 0.3% nomad tribes. The etymology of the word Persian (From Latin Persia, from Ancient Greek (Persis)), found in many ancient names associated with Iran, is derived from the historical importance of this region. Fars Province is the original homeland of the Persian people.

The New Persian word Fârs (فارس) is the Arabized form of the earlier form Pârs (پارس), which is in turn derived from Pârsâ (...
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