Qir

Qir

قير
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City
	Shohada square
	Qir
	Coordinates: 28°28′57″N 53°02′05″E
Country	Iran
Province	Fars
County	Qir and Karzin
Bakhsh	Central
Elevation	771 m (2,530 ft)
Population (2016 Census)
• Total	20,010 [1]
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

Qir or Gheer (Persian: قير, also Romanized as Qīr)[2] is a city and capital of Qir and Karzin County, Fars Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 16,839, in 3,722 families.[3] It has an altitude of 771 metres (2,530 ft).[4]

On 10 April 1972, Qir was destroyed by a large earthquake, killing 3,399 people, two-thirds of the population at that time.[5]^: 128

References

"Statistical Center of Iran > Home".
Qir can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3080296" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
"Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-11-11.
Location of Qir - Falling Rain Genomics
Razani, R.; Lee K.L. (1973). The Engineering Aspects of the Qir Earthquake of 10 April 1972 in Southern Iran. National Academy of Sciences. p. 144. Retrieved 28 July 2012.

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[1] "Statistical Center of Iran > Home".

[2] Qir can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3080296" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".

[3] "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-11-11.

[4] Location of Qir - Falling Rain Genomics

[Razani-5] Razani, R.; Lee K.L. (1973). The Engineering Aspects of the Qir Earthquake of 10 April 1972 in Southern Iran. National Academy of Sciences. p. 144. Retrieved 28 July 2012.