Qods, Iran Explained
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| Qods |
| Native Name: | fa|قدس |
| Native Name Lang: | fa |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Pushpin Map: | Iran |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Iran |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Tehran |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Qods |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Central |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 309605 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Qods (fa|قدس) is a city in the Central District of Qods County, Tehran province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[2]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 229,354 in 60,331 households,[3] when it was capital of the former Qods District of Shahriar County.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 283,517 people in 83,035 households,[5] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Qods County, with Qods as its capital.[2] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 309,605 people in 94,532 households.[6]
Higher education
The city has three universities: Islamic Azad University, Shahr-eQods Branch, University of Applied Science and Technology, Shahr-e-Qods Branch and Payam-e-Nour university.[7]
Sports
The Persian Gulf Pro League team Paykan plays in the city at Shahre Qods Stadium.
See also
External links
Notes and References
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Qods, Qods County. . 21 September 2024. 21 September 2024. fa.
- News: The government's agreement with 18 changes in national divisions: Three counties were added to the geographical map of the country. fa. dolat.ir. Secretariat of the Government Information Council. https://web.archive.org/web/20180205130020/https://dolat.ir/detail/176393. 5 February 2018. Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Davodi. Parviz. 22 April 2009. 22 November 2023.
- Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Tehran Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. amar.org.ir. 25 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20110920084534/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/23.xls. Excel. 20 September 2011.
- Reforms of national divisions in Tehran province. fa. rc.majlis.ir. Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of Farabi Mobile Library of Mobile Users. https://web.archive.org/web/20130530212637/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/116434. 30 May 2013. Approved 15 July 1375. c. 2013. Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. 25 December 2023. Notification 101667/T16980K. Habibi. Hassan.
- Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Tehran Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. irandataportal.syr.edu. Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University. https://web.archive.org/web/20230120190153/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Tehran.xls. 20 January 2023. 19 December 2022. Excel.
- Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Tehran Province. fa. The Statistical Center of Iran. amar.org.ir. 19 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20211212171617/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_23.xlsx. Excel. 12 December 2021.
- Web site: قدس. March 26, 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160328154253/http://irancities.ir/showcity.aspx?code=288&code2=16. March 28, 2016.
