Saadat Shahr Explained
| Official Name: | Saadat Shahr |
| Native Name: | Persian: سعادتشهر |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Pushpin Map: | Iran |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Iran |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Fars |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Pasargad |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Central |
| Population As Of: | 2016 Census |
| Population Total: | 17131 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
| Coordinates: | 30.0772°N 53.1328°W |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
Saadat Shahr (Persian: سعادتشهر) is a city in the Central District of Pasargad County, Fars province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[2] Saadat Shahr is located 390miles south of Tehran, the capital of the country. Saadat Shahr is an agricultural town.
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 15,947 in 3,814 households.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 16,876 people in 4,514 households.[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 17,131 people in 5,021 households.[5]
Overview
The city has gained global attention due to its fascination with astronomy and stargazing.[6] 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.[7]
See also
Notes and References
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Saadat Shahr, Pasargad County . . 28 September 2023 . 28 September 2023 . fa.
- Web site: Divisional reforms in Fars province (Mashhad Morghab District, Mader-e Soleyman District, Abu ol Verdi District, Hakhamanish District, Pasargad County) . fa . Qavanin . https://web.archive.org/web/20211009112809/https://qavanin.ir/Law/TreeText/108832 . Ministry of Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board . Aref . Mohammad Reza . 9 October 2021 . 29 January 1384 . 10 December 2023.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 07 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920091830/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/07.xls . Excel . 20 September 2011.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 07 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20230116202002/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Fars.xls . 16 January 2023 . 19 December 2022 . Excel.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 07 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220406013432/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_07.xlsx . Excel . 6 April 2022.
- Web site: 2005-10-13. Stars seize Iranian imagination. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201222161409/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2005/10/13/stars-seize-iranian-imagination. 2020-12-22. 2020-12-22. Al Jazeera. en.
- Web site: CHN | News . 2007-03-12 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070927192426/http://www.chnpress.com/news/?section=2&id=7033 . 2007-09-27 .
