Qods
Persian: قدس | |
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City | |
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Coordinates: 35°42′35″N 51°06′43″E / 35.70972°N 51.11194°E [1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Tehran |
County | Qods |
District | Central |
Population (2016)
[2] | |
• 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]
At the 2006 census, its population was 229,354 in 60,331 households, when it was in the former Qods District of Shahriar County. [5] The following census in 2011 counted 283,517 people in 83,035 households, [6] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Qods County, with Qods as its capital. [4] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 309,605 people in 94,532 households. [2] Before Qods officially became a municipality in 1989 it was named Qal‘eh Hasan. The city is named after Jerusalem, in Arabic spelling.
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. [7]
The Persian Gulf Pro League team Paykan plays in the city at Shahre Qods Stadium.
Qods
Persian: قدس | |
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City | |
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Coordinates: 35°42′35″N 51°06′43″E / 35.70972°N 51.11194°E [1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Tehran |
County | Qods |
District | Central |
Population (2016)
[2] | |
• 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]
At the 2006 census, its population was 229,354 in 60,331 households, when it was in the former Qods District of Shahriar County. [5] The following census in 2011 counted 283,517 people in 83,035 households, [6] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Qods County, with Qods as its capital. [4] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 309,605 people in 94,532 households. [2] Before Qods officially became a municipality in 1989 it was named Qal‘eh Hasan. The city is named after Jerusalem, in Arabic spelling.
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. [7]
The Persian Gulf Pro League team Paykan plays in the city at Shahre Qods Stadium.