Evaz

"Avaz, Iran" redirects here. For the village in Razavi Khorasan province, see Avaz. For the village in South Khorasan province, see Avaz. For the administrative divisions of Fars province, see Evaz County and Evaz Rural District. For the village in Mazandaran province, see Owz.

Evaz
Persian: اوز
City
Evaz is located in Iran
Evaz
Evaz
Coordinates: 27°45′36″N 54°00′24″E / 27.76000°N 54.00667°E / 27.76000; 54.00667[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceFars
CountyEvaz
DistrictCentral
Government
 • MayorMasoud Keramati
Elevation
950 m (3,120 ft)
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total19,987
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Area code071-5251

Evaz (Persian: اوز)[a] is a city in the Central District of Evaz County, Fars province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[4] The people of Evaz are native Persians of Zoroastrian origin who later converted to Sunni Islam. The people of Evaz speak Evazi. The majority of Evazi Persians are Sunni Muslims.[citation needed]

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (2 October 2024). "Evaz, Evaz 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. ^ Evaz can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3062454" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ Jahangiri, Ishaq (c. 2023) [Approved 7 October 2018]. Letter of approval regarding the national divisions of Larestan County, Fars province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 208755. Archived from the original on 17 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.


Cite error: There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or {{efn}} templates on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist|group=lower-alpha}} template or {{notelist}} template (see the help page).