ancient ruins
Persepolis
The magnificent ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Persian Empire, featuring monumental staircases, elaborate relief carvings, and the imposing Gate of All Nations.
50 km · about 60 min drive
Fars, Iran · Asia
Shiraz sits on the route: 15 minutes from Solţānābād, 50km from Persepolis.
Shiraz is a major city located in Fars, Iran. With a population of 1,249,942, it is one of the largest urban centers in Asia.
On a road trip, Shiraz sits in Iran. It's in the Asia/Tehran time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Shiraz to your route.
Shiraz is the fifth-most-populous city of Iran and the capital of Fars province, which is historically known by the exonym Persia proper. 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 showedRead more
an increase in the city's population to 1,995,500 people. Shiraz is located in southwestern Iran on the rudkhaneye khoshk (lit. 'dry river') seasonal river. The city has a moderate climate and has been a regional trade center for over a thousand years.
The earliest reference to the city, as Tiraziš, is on Elamite clay tablets dated to 2000 BCE. The modern city was founded by the Sasanian dynasty and restored by the Umayyad Caliphate in 693 CE and grew prominent under the successive Iranian Saffarid and Buyid dynasties in the 9th and 10th–11th centuries, respectively. In the 13th century, Shiraz became a leading center of the arts and letters, due to the encouragement of its ruler and the presence of multiple Persian scholars and artists. Two famous poets of Iran, Hafez and Saadi, are from Shiraz, whose tombs are located on the north side of the current city boundaries.
Shiraz is one of the top tourist cities in Iran, visited by people from around the world, and is known as the city of poets, literature, and flowers. It is also considered by some Iranians to be the city of gardens due to the presence of a number of gardens and fruit trees that can be seen throughout the city, such as Eram Garden. Shiraz has historically had major Jewish and Christian communities. The crafts of Shiraz consist of inlaid mosaic work of triangular design; silverware; pile carpet-weaving and weaving of kilim, called gilim and jajim in the villages and among the tribes. Dominant industries in the city include the production of cement, sugar, fertilizers, textile products, wood products, metalwork, and rugs. Shiraz also has a major oil refinery and is a major centre for Iran's electronic industries: 53 percent of Iran's electronic investment has been centred in Shiraz. The city is home to Iran's first solar powerplant.
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Shiraz is located in Fars, Iran, Asia. The coordinates are 29.6103 latitude, 52.5311 longitude.
Shiraz has a population of approximately 1,249,942 people, making it a major city in Iran.
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The magnificent ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Persian Empire, featuring monumental staircases, elaborate relief carvings, and the imposing Gate of All Nations.
50 km · about 60 min drive
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