Fars

Fars (Persian: فارس) is one of the 30 provinces of Iran. It is in the south of the country and its center is Shiraz. It has an area of 122,400 sq. km. In 1996, this province had a population of 3.8 million people, out of which 42% resided in rural areas and the rest were urban settlers.

Nominally, Fars is the original homeland of the Persian people. The native name of the Persian language is Fārsi or Pārsi. Persia and Persian both derive from the Hellenized form Πέρσις Persis of the root word Pārs. Fārs is the Arabicised version of Pars. The Old Persian word was Pārsā.

Regions

• Estahban
• Abadeh
• Eghleed
• Bovanat
• Jahrom, Jahrum
• Darab
• Sepidan
• Shiraz
• Fasa
• Firouzabad
• Kazeroon
• Lar
• Lamerd
• Marvdasht
• Mamasani
• Konj
• Neyreez

Cities

• Shiraz
• Estahban
• Abadeh
• Eghleed
• Bovanat
• Jahrom, Jahrum
• Darab
• Sepidan
• Fasa
• Firouzabad
• Kazeroon
• Lar
• Lamerd
• Marvdasht
• Mamasani
• Khorrambid
• Neyreez

Understand

Climate

There are three distinct climatic regions in the Fars Province. First, the mountainous area of the north and northwest has moderate cold winters and mild summers. Secondly, the central regions have relatively rainy mild winters and hot dry summers. The third region located in the south and southeast and has moderate winters with very hot summers. The average temperature of Shiraz is 16.8° C, ranging between 4.7° and 29.2° C.

Get in

By plane

Each day many domestic and international flights arrive from various air lines in Shiraz International Airport. Many flights originate in countries such as Syria, Dubai, Abodabi, Saudi Arabia and in special cases Egypt, Russia, and Turkey.

After undergoing renovation and redevelopment work in 2005 Shiraz international Airport is identified as the second most reliable and modern airport in Iran (after Imam Khomeini International Airport of Tehran). Domestic flights between Shiraz and other cities such as Tehran, Mashhad, Esfahan, Ahwaz, Abadan, Kermanshah, Boshehr, Baandar Lengeh, Lar, Lamerd, Bandar abbas, Kish, Qeshm, Siry ilands, Lavan, and in urgency cases to other airports in Iran.

By train

Ironicly Shiraz is not connected by rail road to other cities but a Shiraz-Isfahan and a Shiraz-Bandarabbas track is under construction and due completion in 2010.

See

• Persopolis ruins about 50km northeast of Shiraz.
• Naghshe Rostam stone reliefs near Shiraz.
• Pasargad the tomb of Kourosh (Cyrus) the great.
• Abshare Margoon waterfall near Sepidan, 100km north of Shiraz.

Do

• Alpine Skiing - Sepidan ski resort is located near the city of Sepidan, in the northwest of Fars Province. It makes winter sport fans from neighbouring cities, reagons and even countries to gather in this city over the weekends. The hills of the Zagros Mountains in this region have created a suitable space for different games and sports on their snow-covered slopes.

Eat

• Faloodehye shirazi is a rose water sorbet that contains small pieces of cooked rice noodle. The dish is quite subtle, slightly sweet with just a hint of rose petals; the noodles add a chewiness to the sorbet but little flavor. Faloodeh is served with a wedge of lemon, which added a refreshing kick. It's an ideal way to end a meal on a searing day. You can order Faloodehye shirazi in Icecream shops and most tea houses (chai khaneh ).Having tea or faloodeh in the tea houses of the world famouse gardens of shiraz is recomended.

Drink

Tap water in Fars province is drinkable, but has alot of chalk in it.

Get out

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