Qods, Iran

Qods

Persian: قدس
Qods Persian: قدس
City
	Shahr-e Qods Stadium
	Qods
	Coordinates: 35°42′37″N 51°06′47″E / 35.71028°N 51.11306°E
Country	Iran
Province	Tehran
County	Qods
District	Central
Population (2016)
• Total	309,605
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Qods (Persian: قدس)^[a] is a city in the Central District of Qods County, Tehran province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.^[4]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 229,354 in 60,331 households,^[5] when it was capital of the former Qods District of Shahriar County.^[6] The following census in 2011 counted 283,517 people in 83,035 households,^[7] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Qods County, with Qods as its capital.^[4] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 309,605 people in 94,532 households.^[2]

Higher education

The city has three universities: Islamic Azad University, Shahr-eQods Branch, University of Applied Science and Technology, Shahr-e-Qods Branch and Payam-e-Nour university.^[8]

Sports

The Persian Gulf Pro League team Paykan plays in the city at Shahre Qods Stadium.

Notes

^ Also known as Shahr-e Qods ("City of Qods"); formerly Karaj, Qal‘eh Hasan, and Qal‘eh-ye Ḩasan Khān.^[3] Before Qods officially became a municipality in 1989, it was named Qal‘eh Hasan. The city is named after Jerusalem, in Arabic spelling

References

^ OpenStreetMap contributors (21 September 2024). "Qods, Qods County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 21 September 2024.
^ ^a ^b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Tehran Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 12 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
^ Qods, Iran can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3079199" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
^ ^a ^b Davodi, Parviz (22 April 2009). "The government's agreement with 18 changes in national divisions: Three counties were added to the geographical map of the country". dolat.ir (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 5 February 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2023 – via Secretariat of the Government Information Council.
^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Tehran Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
^ Habibi, Hassan (c. 2013) [Approved 15 July 1375]. Reforms of national divisions in Tehran province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Notification 101667/T16980K. Archived from the original on 30 May 2013. Retrieved 25 December 2023 – via Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of Farabi Mobile Library of Mobile Users.
^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Tehran Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
^ "قدس". Archived from the original on 28 March 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2016.

External links

Red Crescent - University of Shahryar & Shahr-e Qods

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[4] Also known as Shahr-e Qods ("City of Qods"); formerly Karaj, Qal‘eh Hasan, and Qal‘eh-ye Ḩasan Khān.^[3] Before Qods officially became a municipality in 1989, it was named Qal‘eh Hasan. The city is named after Jerusalem, in Arabic spelling

[1] OpenStreetMap contributors (21 September 2024). "Qods, Qods County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 21 September 2024.

[2016_Tehran_Province-2] Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Tehran Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 12 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

[3] Qods, Iran can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3079199" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".

[Malard,_Qods,_and_Gomishan_Counties_Establishment-5] Davodi, Parviz (22 April 2009). "The government's agreement with 18 changes in national divisions: Three counties were added to the geographical map of the country". dolat.ir (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 5 February 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2023 – via Secretariat of the Government Information Council.

[2006_Tehran_Province-6] Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Tehran Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.

[Robat_Karim_County_Establishment-7] Habibi, Hassan (c. 2013) [Approved 15 July 1375]. Reforms of national divisions in Tehran province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Notification 101667/T16980K. Archived from the original on 30 May 2013. Retrieved 25 December 2023 – via Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of Farabi Mobile Library of Mobile Users.

[2011_Tehran_Province-8] Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Tehran Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.

[9] "قدس". Archived from the original on 28 March 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2016.

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