Fun fact 2 about Shiraz
city
Shiraz was founded or restored in 693 by Muhammad ibn Yusuf al-Thaqafi.
Shiraz
Iran
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city
Shiraz
Iran
Country
Iran
Population
1.9M
Coordinates
29.59, 52.58
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.
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