Firuzabad, Fars

For the administrative division of Fars province, see Firuzabad County. For other places with the same name, see Firuzabad.

Firuzabad
Persian: فيروزآباد
City
Aerial photo of the modern town of Firuzabad and the ancient circular city of Gor nearby
Aerial photo of the modern town of Firuzabad and the ancient circular city of Gor nearby
Firuzabad is located in Iran
Firuzabad
Firuzabad
Coordinates: 28°50′40″N 52°34′17″E / 28.84444°N 52.57139°E / 28.84444; 52.57139[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceFars
CountyFiruzabad
DistrictCentral
Elevation
1,467 m (4,813 ft)
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total65,417
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Firuzabad (Persian: فيروزآباد)[a] is a city in the Central District of Firuzabad County, Fars province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[4] Firuzabad is south of Shiraz. The city is surrounded by a mud wall and ditch.[5]

The original ancient city of Gor, dating back to the Achaemenid period, was destroyed by Alexander the Great. Centuries later, Ardashir I, the founder of the Sassanid Empire, revived the city before it was ransacked during the Arab Muslim invasion of the seventh century. It was again revived by the Buyids under Fanna Khusraw, but was eventually abandoned in the Qajar period and was replaced by a nearby town, which is now Firuzabad. Its only surviving structure is the central core an ancient tower.

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (2 October 2024). "Firuzabad, Firuzabad County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2016 Fars Province was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Firuzabad, Fars can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3063026" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ Habibi, Hassan (c. 2023) [Approved 21 June 1369]. Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Fars province, centered in Shiraz. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Notification 82840/T128K. Archived from the original on 7 December 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023 – via Lam ta Kam.
  5. ^ Houtum-Schindler 1911.


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