Kazerun

Kazerun (Persian: كازرون, also Romanized as Kāzerūn, Kāzarūn, Kasrun, and Kazeroun) is a city in and the capital of Kazerun County, Fars Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 84,594, in 20,810 families. Kazerun is situated between Shiraz and Bushehr. Its agricultural products include date palms, citrus orchards, wheat, tobacco, rice, cotton, and vines. The nearby ruins of the ancient city of Bishapur 12 mi. (19 km) N., include bas-relief depictions from the Sasanid era (ca. 224–651). A statue of Shapur I (AD 241–272) can be found in a large cave at the site. The ruins of the Qal'eh-ye Gabri (Castle of the Gabrs, or Zoroastrians) are located on a mound S.E. of Kazerun. Nasrollah Mardani, a famous Persian poet, comes from...