Fars Province
Fars Province استان فارس | |
|---|---|
 Location o Fars athin Iran | |
| Kintra |  Iran |
| Caipital | Shiraz |
| Coonties | 23 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 122608 km2 (47,339 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)[1] | |
| • Total | 4,569,292 |
| • Density | 37/km2 (97/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+03:30 (IRST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+04:30 (IRST) |
| Main leid(s) | Persie Qashqai Lurish Dialects o Fars |
Fars Province ([استان فارس Ostān-e Fārs] error: {{lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help) pronooncit /fɑː(r)s/), umwhile spelt Pars, is ane o the 30 provinces an kent as Cultural Caipital o Iran. It is in the sooth o the kintra an its center is Shiraz. It haes an aurie o 122,400 km². In 2006, this province haed a population o 4.34 million fowk, o which 61.2% wur registered as urban dwellers, 38.1% veelagers, an 0.7% nomad tribes.[1]
Fars or Pars is the oreeginal hameland o the Persie fowk. The native name o the Persie leid is Fârsi or Pârsi. Persie an Persie baith derive frae the Hellenized form Πέρσις Persis o the ruit wird Pârs. The Auld Persie wird wis Pârsâ.
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