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Fars Province ( / fɑːrs /; Persian: استان فارس, Ostân-e Fârs, pronounced [ˈfɒː (ɾ)s] ), also known as Pars Province ( استان پارس, Ostân-e Pârs) as well as Persis (the origin of the name "Persia"), [5] is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. The province has an area of 122,400 km 2 and is located in Iran's southwest, in Region 2. [6] .
- Fars (territory)
Fars territory or Ancient Persia (Persian: سرزمین فارس یا...
- Marvdasht
Marvdasht (Persian: مرودشت) is a city in the Central...
- Fars (territory)
Fars Province, also known as Pars Province as well as Persis, is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. The province has an area of 122,400 km2 and is located in Iran's southwest, in Region 2. Its administrative center and capital city is Shiraz.
Persis ( Greek: Περσίς, romanized: Persís; Old Persian: 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿, romanized: Parsa; Persian: پارس, romanized: Pârs ), [1] also called Persia proper, is the Fars region, located in southwest Iran, now a province. The Persians are thought to have initially migrated either from Central Asia or, more probably, from the north through the Caucasus. [2] .
It is situated in the plains of Marvdasht, encircled by southern Zagros mountains, Fars province of Iran. It is one of the key Iranian Cultural heritages. The city of Shiraz is situated 60 km (37 mi) southwest of Persepolis. UNESCO declared the ruins of Persepolis a World Heritage Site in 1979. [2]
