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Shahr-e Qods
Qods (Persian: قدس) is a city in the Central District of Qods County, Tehran province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 229,354 in 60,331 households, when it was capital of the former Qods District of Shahriar County. The following census in 2011 counted 283,517 people in 83,035 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Qods County, with Qods as its capital. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 309,605 people in 94,532 households.

Higher education

The city has three universities: Islamic Azad University, Shahr-eQods Branch, University of Applied Science and Technology, Shahr-e-Qods Branch and Payam-e-Nour university.

Sports

The Persian Gulf Pro League team Paykan plays in the city at Shahre Qods Stadium.

See also

Media related to Qods, Iran at Wikimedia Commons

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Notes

  1. ^ Also known as Shahr-e Qods ("City of Qods"); formerly Karaj, Qal‘eh Hasan, and Qal‘eh-ye Ḩasan Khān. Before Qods officially became a municipality in 1989, it was named Qal‘eh Hasan. The city is named after Jerusalem, in Arabic spelling

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (21 September 2024). "Qods, Qods County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  2. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Tehran Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 12 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Qods, Iran can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3079199" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ Davodi, Parviz (22 April 2009). "The government's agreement with 18 changes in national divisions: Three counties were added to the geographical map of the country". dolat.ir (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 5 February 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2023 – via Secretariat of the Government Information Council.
  5. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Tehran Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. ^ Habibi, Hassan (c. 2013) [Approved 15 July 1375]. Reforms of national divisions in Tehran province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Notification 101667/T16980K. Archived from the original on 30 May 2013. Retrieved 25 December 2023 – via Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of Farabi Mobile Library of Mobile Users.
  7. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Tehran Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
  8. ^ "قدس". Archived from the original on 28 March 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2016.


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