Qir
قیر
(Wikipedia) - Qir is a city of Fars Province in Iran. It is located at 28u00B028'54N 53u00B02'11E with an altitude of 771 metres (2532 feet). Qir
| — city — | |
| Qir | |
| Coordinates: 28°28′57″N 53°02′05″E / 28.4825°N 53.03472°E / 28.4825; 53.03472Coordinates: 28°28′57″N 53°02′05″E / 28.4825°N 53.03472°E / 28.4825; 53.03472 | |
| Iran | |
| Fars | |
| Qir and Karzin | |
| Central | |
| Elevation | 771 m (2,530 ft) |
| Population (2006) | |
| 16,839 | |
| IRST (UTC+3:30) | |
| IRDT (UTC+4:30) |
Qir (Persian: قير, also Romanized as Qīr) is a city in and the capital of Qir and Karzin County, Fars Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 16,839, in 3,722 families. It has an altitude of 771 metres (2,530 ft).
On 10 April 1972, Qir was completely destroyed by a large earthquake, killing 3,399 people, two-thirds of the population at that time.:128
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