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Shiraz
City in Fars province, Iran

Shiraz

Shiraz is the fifth-most-populous city of Iran and the capital of Fars province, which is historically known by the exonym Persia proper.

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As of the 2016 national census, the population of the city was 1,565,572 people, and its built-up area with Sadra was home to almost 1,800,000 inhabitants. A census in 2021 showed an increase in the city's population to 1,995,500 people. Shiraz is located in southwestern Iran on the rudkhaneye khoshk seasonal river. The city has a moderate climate and has been a regional trade center for over a thousand years.

Get in

Getting to Shiraz

  1. 01
    Shiraz International Airport
  2. 02
    Shiraz Train

    Getting there: there is a bus waiting for the passengers on their arrival to Shiraz which brings them to the closest metro station.

  3. 03
    Karandish Bus Station

    The main bus station from where departs most of the long-distance buses are.

  4. 04
    Ali Ibn Hamze Terminal
See

Worth seeing

  1. 01
    Arg of Karim Khan

    This former a prison is an architectural wonder on exhibit.

  2. 02
    Shah Cheragh

    A funerary monument and mosque, housing the tomb of Seyed Amir Ahmad, known as Shah-e Cheragh, the brother of Imam Reza, came to Shiraz in the latter half of the 8th century.

  3. 03
    Nasir al-Mulk Mosque

    Built during the Qājār era, the mosque has extensively colored glass in its façade, and other traditional elements such as panj kāseh-i (five concaves) in its design.

  4. 04
    Jame’e Atigh Mosque

    A 9th-century mosque.

  5. 05
    Vakil Mosque
  6. 06
    Narenjestan Ghavam

    Both traditional and historical house, it was built in the mid-to-late 19th century by Mirza Ibrahim Khan.

Do

Things to do

  1. 01
    Delgosha Garden

    Enjoy a walk in this lovely old garden with flowers and bitter orange trees.

  2. 02
    Afif abad Garden

    Garden and houses owned by the Ghavami family.

  3. 03
    Eram Garden
  4. 04
    Jahan Nama Garden

    115,000 rials plus separate ticket (20,000 rials) is required for the garden's museum.

Eat

Where to eat

Kebab with rice - Like elsewhere in Iran, the mighty old kebab with rice is a common fare, though Shiraz does offer a local variation on the national dish. Shirazi salad - A delicious and famous salad available throughout Iran, made with cucumbers, tomatoes, onions and a simple lemon juice and olive oil dressing. Kalam polo - Traditional food cooked only in Shiraz.

  1. 01
    Haft

    Buffet and classic restaurant, Iranian and international cuisine.

  2. 02
    Shater Abbas

    Simple traditional Iranian restaurant with quite average food.

  3. 03
    Sharzeh Restaurant

    A classic old restaurant located just outside the Vakil bazaar.

  4. 04
    Dragon

    Noor, Lebanese restaurant, Chamran Blv Moshit Restaurant (spelling?), Corner of North Qaani street.

  5. 05
    Persian Dinner

    Fazilat Boulevard, 31 Rd, second right, blue door, hajianim@gmail.com.

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Wikimedia Commons (see file page), Wikimedia Commons.