Arsanjan

Arsanjan

Arsanjan

City in Fars province, Iran

For the administrative division of Fars province, see Arsanjan County. For the administrative division formerly known as Arsanjan Rural District, see Aliabad-e Malek Rural District.

Arsanjan (Persian: ارسنجان)[lower-alpha 1] is a city in the Central District of Arsanjan County, Fars province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. It is at an altitude of 1,638 metres (5,374 ft).[4]

Quick Facts Persian: ارسنجان, Country ...

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 17,642 in 4,397 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 17,382 people in 4,674 households.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 17,706 people in 5,284 households.[2]

Notable people

  • Ali Akbar Kalantari [fa], Shia cleric

Notes

  1. Also Romanized as Arsanjān and Arsenjān; also known as Arsinjān[3]

References

  1. [1]
    OpenStreetMap contributors (14 September 2023). "Arsanjan, Arsanjan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  2. [2]
    "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 07. Archived from the original (Excel) on 6 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. [3]
    Arsanjan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3053698" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. [4]
    Location of Arsanjan - Falling Rain Genomics
  5. [5]
    "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 07. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. [6]
    "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 07. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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