Zarqan
City in Fars province, Iran
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Zarqan (Persian: زرقان)[a] is a city in the Central District of Zarqan County, Fars province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[4] The city is served by Zarqan Airport.
Etymology
Zarqan comes from "Zarghoon", which in Middle Persian means "the place is lush."[citation needed]
History
It is said that Zarqan had good mules for hiring and transporting.[5] Therefore, this city was important for business and transportation during 1791.[6] Historically, Zarqan counted as the battle field among Afghan and Afshari dynasty.[7]
A statue of Sardar Heydar Zarqani, childhood best friend of Lotf Ali Khan Zand as well as his loyal follower until death, was erected in Zarqan as of 2024.[8]
Climate
| Climate data for Zarghan(1989-2010 normals, elevation:1,596.0 m (5,236.2 ft)) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 10.5 (50.9) |
14.1 (57.4) |
18.2 (64.8) |
23.4 (74.1) |
29.8 (85.6) |
35.4 (95.7) |
37.8 (100.0) |
36.8 (98.2) |
33.2 (91.8) |
27.4 (81.3) |
19.7 (67.5) |
13.5 (56.3) |
25.0 (77.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.5 (40.1) |
7.2 (45.0) |
10.7 (51.3) |
15.3 (59.5) |
20.4 (68.7) |
25.1 (77.2) |
28.3 (82.9) |
27.0 (80.6) |
23.0 (73.4) |
17.6 (63.7) |
11.3 (52.3) |
6.8 (44.2) |
16.4 (61.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −1.5 (29.3) |
0.3 (32.5) |
3.2 (37.8) |
7.1 (44.8) |
11.0 (51.8) |
14.8 (58.6) |
18.7 (65.7) |
17.2 (63.0) |
12.8 (55.0) |
7.8 (46.0) |
2.8 (37.0) |
0.1 (32.2) |
7.9 (46.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 84.9 (3.34) |
62.9 (2.48) |
51.5 (2.03) |
25.6 (1.01) |
4.8 (0.19) |
0.6 (0.02) |
0.4 (0.02) |
0.2 (0.01) |
0.2 (0.01) |
4.2 (0.17) |
21.0 (0.83) |
69.0 (2.72) |
325.3 (12.83) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 64 | 54 | 48 | 44 | 31 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 31 | 43 | 59 | 39 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 203.7 | 210.7 | 247.2 | 262.1 | 330.8 | 346.5 | 338.8 | 336.5 | 309.6 | 291.6 | 234.3 | 205.1 | 3,316.9 |
| Source: IRIMO(temperatures[9]), (precipitation[10]), (humidity[11]), (sun[12]) | |||||||||||||
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 19,861 in 5,127 households,[13] when it was capital of the former Zarqan District of Shiraz County.[14] The following census in 2011 counted 28,958 people in 8,112 households.[15] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 32,261 people in 9,591 households.[2]
In 2018, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Zarqan County, and Zarqan was transferred to the new Central District as the county's capital.[4]
