Iranshahr, Iran

Iranshahr
Persian: ايرانشهر
City
Naseri Castle
Iranshahr is located in Iran
Iranshahr
Iranshahr
Coordinates: 27°11′52″N 60°41′01″E / 27.19778°N 60.68361°E / 27.19778; 60.68361[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceSistan and Baluchestan
CountyIranshahr
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
113,750
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Naseri Castel, Iran, Iran
Naseri Castle, Iranshahr, Iran

Iranshahr (Persian: ايرانشهر and Balochi: ایرانشهر)[a] is a city in the Central District of Iranshahr County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district.[5]

Pahrah (present-day Iranshahr) is the site where Alexander the Great celebrated with and regrouped his troops after his Indian conquests. Bampur, where the ancient Bampur fort is located, is near the city.[citation needed]

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (11 April 2023). "Iranshahr, Iranshahr County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2016 census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Iranshahr, Iran can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3067262" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ "معنی پهره | فرهنگ فارسی معین". www.vajehyab.com. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  5. ^ Habibi, Hassan (21 June 1369). "Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Sistan and Baluchestan province, centered in the city of Zahedan". Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of the Farabi Library of Mobile Users (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 24 July 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2023.


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