Shahreza
city in Isfahan Province, Iran
Shahreza (Persian: شهرضا) is a city in the Central District of Shahreza County, Isfahan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. Shahreza was selected as the "National City of Pottery" in 1997. The reason for this choice was the high skill of the artists and the unique soil of this city.
History
It was one of the ancient territories of northern Pars (Persia) Satrapy in B.C.
In the north of the county there is canyon of Orchiny (Orchine) that the main Iranian north-south high way passes through. The huge castle of Qomsheh was the latest place constructed by the Safavid Empire before the occupation of the capital Isfahan in the last of Safavid ages when Afghans captured and destroyed it in 1722.
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 108,299 in 30,368 households. The following census in 2011 counted 123,767 people in 37,113 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 134,952 people in 43,478 households.
Overview
Shahreza is located 508 km south to Tehran and about 80 km south west to Isfahan and Zard Kooh mountain chain runs from north-west to south-east of the city, enjoying a cold climate. It is an old city which was first named Qomsheh, but later on its name was changed to Shahreza due to the existence there of the shrine of Shahreza.
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