Place:Kazerun, Fars, Iran

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NameKazerun
Alt namesKāzerūnsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCity
Coordinates29.583°N 51.667°E
Located inFars, Iran
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Kazeroon (also Romanized as Kāzerūn, Kāzeroūn, and Kazeroon; also known as Kasrun) is a city and capital of Kazeroon County, Fars Province,[1] Iran. In 2016, as the fifth big city in the province, its population was 96,683. Its agricultural products include date palms, citrus orchards, wheat, tobacco, rice, cotton, and vines.

The nearby ruins of the ancient city of Bishapur N., include bas-relief depictions from the Sasanid era[1] (ca. 224–651). A statue of Shapur I (AD 241–272) can be found in a large cave at the site. The ruins of the Qaleh-ye Gabri (Castle of the Gabrs, or Zoroastrians) are located on a mound SE of Kazeroon.[1]

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