Fasa

Fasa
Persian: فَسا
City
The northern entrance of Fasa
The northern entrance of Fasa
Etymology: Possibly from Old Persian *pa-sāya ("encampment")
Fasa is located in Iran
Fasa
Fasa
Coordinates: 28°56′54″N 53°38′01″E / 28.94833°N 53.63361°E / 28.94833; 53.63361[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceFars
CountyFasa
DistrictCentral
Area
 • City25.5 km2 (9.8 sq mi)
 • Rank3rd
Elevation
1,150 m (3,770 ft)
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Density4,346/km2 (11,260/sq mi)
 • Urban
110,825
 • Population Rank
4th
DemonymFasa'i
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Websiteshfasa.ir

Fasa (Persian: فسا)[a] is a city in the Central District of Fasa County, Fars province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[4] The city's population in 2016 was 110,825.[2] Fasa is the fourth most populous city of the province,[5] and dates back to the Achaemenid period.[6]

Fasa's economy is based on agriculture and Pastoralism. Jahrom, Darab, Sarvestan, Kherameh and Estahban are neighbours of Fasa. This city is located on the road from Shiraz to Kerman, This has made Fasa a strategic and important city.

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (18 September 2023). "Fasa, Fasa County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference 2016 census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Fasa can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3062808" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ Habibi, Hassan (21 June 1369). "Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Fars province, centered in Shiraz". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 7 December 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)" (Excel). Islamic Republic of Iran.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference from pasa was invoked but never defined (see the help page).


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