Shiraz
(????? in Persian) is
a city in southwest
Iran with 1,050,000
inhabitants (1996 census).
Its elevation is 1486
metres above sea level
amidst the Zagros Mountains,
and it is the capital
of Fars Province.
It used to be the capital
of Persia (former name
of Iran) during the
Zand dynasty from 1750
until 1794, when the
Qajar dynasty moved
the capital to Tehran.
The economical base
for Shiraz is commerce
of its provincial products,
where grapes, citrus
fruits, cotton and rice
are produced. In Shiraz
itself, industries such
as, cement, sugar, fertilizer,
textile products, wood
products, metalwork
and rugs dominate.
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