Saadat Shahr () is a city in the
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of
Pasargad County
Pasargad County () is in Fars province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Saadat Shahr.
History
After the 2011 National Census, the village of Madar-e-Soleyman
Madar-e-Soleyman () is a city in, and the capital of, Pasargad Distric ...
,
Fars province,
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...
, serving as capital of both the county and the district.
Saadat Shahr is located south of
Tehran
Tehran (; , ''Tehrân'') is the capital and largest city of Iran. It is the capital of Tehran province, and the administrative center for Tehran County and its Central District (Tehran County), Central District. With a population of around 9. ...
, the capital of the country, and is an agricultural city.
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 15,947 in 3,814 households.
The following census in 2011 counted 16,876 people in 4,514 households.
The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 17,131 people in 5,021 households.
Overview
The city has gained global attention due to its fascination with astronomy and stargazing.
Women in the town sold their jewelry to pay for the town's observatory and telescope, and many of the residents have given part of their salaries for the project.
The town's mosque regularly provides astronomy forecasts.
On special occasions, the town shuts off its electricity so people could enjoy astronomical events.
In March 2007, excavations in the vicinity of Saadat Shahr revealed a soil dam dating back to the Achaemenid dynastic era.
See also
Notes
References
Cities in Fars province
Populated places in Pasargad County
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