Editing Shiraz (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Shiraz Gardens.jpg|thumb|Shiraz Garden Drives, in the north, has gardens predating the city's expansion.]]

The city of Shiraz, the capital of [[Fars province]], is located at 52 degrees 32 minutes east longitude and 29 degrees 36 minutes north latitude, and is 919 kilometers from [[Tehran]]. In the first official census of Iran in 1335, the city of Shiraz with a population of 170,659 people was the sixth most populous city in Iran. Shiraz is located in the south of [[Iran]] and the northwest of [[Fars province]]. It is built in a green plain at the foot of the [[Zagros Mountains]] {{convert|1500|m|ft|abbr=off}} [[Above mean sea level|above sea level]]. Shiraz is {{convert|800|km|mi}} south of [[Tehran]].<ref name="autogenerated3">{{cite web|url=http://landofaryan.tripod.com/shiraz.htm|title=Shiraz|publisher=Landofaryan.tripod.com|access-date=5 May 2011}}</ref>

A seasonal river, Dry River, flows through the northern part of the city and on into [[Maharloo Lake]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Shiraz – Iran Observe|url=https://iranobserve.com/destinations/shiraz/|access-date=2022-02-02|language=en-US}}</ref> As of 1920, the area had a large forest of [[oak]] trees.<ref name="Sykes75">{{cite book|last=Sykes|first=Percy|title=A History of Persia|year=1921|publisher=Macmillan and Company|location=London|page=75|url=http://www.wdl.org/en/item/7307/view/1/75/}}</ref>

===Gardens===
Shiraz contains a considerable number of gardens. Due to population growth in the city, many of these gardens may be lost to give way to new developments.{{Citation needed|date=June 2020}} Although some measures have been taken by the Municipality to preserve these gardens, many illegal developments still endanger them.{{Clarify|reason=|date=June 2020}}

===Climate===
[[File:Sunset in Shiraz.JPG|thumb|Sunset in Shiraz, with [[Mount Derak|Derock Mountain]] in the background]]

Shiraz's climate has distinct seasons, and is overall classed as a [[semi-arid climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]] ''BSh'', bordering ''BSk'').<ref name="autogenerated3" /> [[Summer]]s are hot, with a July average high of {{convert|38.7|C|F|1}}. [[Winter]]s are cool, with average low temperatures below freezing in January. Around {{convert|320|mm|0|abbr=on}} of rain falls each year, almost entirely in the winter months, though in some cases as much as this has fallen in a single month (as in January 1965 and December 2004),<ref name="rainfall">{{Cite web |url=http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/far/SHIRAZ/25.asp |title=Shiraz rainfalls 1951 to 2005 |access-date=9 February 2013 |archive-date=16 February 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130216014915/http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/far/SHIRAZ/25.asp |url-status=dead }}</ref> whilst in the year from July 1965 to June 1966 as little as {{convert|82.9|mm|in|1}} fell. The wettest year has been 1955/1956 with as much as {{convert|857.2|mm|in}}, though since 1959 the highest has been around {{convert|590|mm|in|1}} in each of 1995/1996 and 2004/2005.<ref name="rainfall" /> Due to Shiraz' high elevation and low latitude, the [[UV index]] is extremely high during summer which is further exacerbated by the high frequency of sunshine.

Despite being in a relatively dry climate, extreme weather is not a rare occasion. On 25 March 2019, flash floods from heavy rains has resulted in 19 deaths and over 200 injuries.

The highest record temperature was {{convert|43.4|°C}} on 3 July 2022<ref name= recordhighs>{{cite web |url=http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/far/SHIRAZ/7.asp |title=Highest record temperature in Shiraz by Month 1951–2010 |publisher=Iran Meteorological Organization |access-date=7 April 2015 |archive-date=14 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150414141122/http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/far/SHIRAZ/7.asp |url-status=dead}}</ref> and the lowest record temperature was {{convert|-14.0|°C}} on 5 January 1973.<ref name= recordlows>{{cite web |url=http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/far/SHIRAZ/6.asp |title=Lowest record temperature in Shiraz by Month 1951–2010 |publisher=Iran Meteorological Organization |access-date=7 April 2015 |archive-date=14 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150414134615/http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/far/SHIRAZ/6.asp |url-status=dead}}</ref>

{{Weather box
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|location = Shiraz, altitude: 1488 m (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1951-2020){{efn|Rainy days calculated using parameter codes 46 and 71 from the first source}}
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|Jan record high C = 23.4
|Feb record high C = 25.6
|Mar record high C = 30.8
|Apr record high C = 34.0
|May record high C = 39.0
|Jun record high C = 42.8
|Jul record high C = 43.5
|Aug record high C = 42.8
|Sep record high C = 39.2
|Oct record high C = 35.0
|Nov record high C = 28.6
|Dec record high C = 24.2
|year record high C = 
|Jan high C = 12.9
|Feb high C = 15.6
|Mar high C = 19.6
|Apr high C = 25.0
|May high C = 31.3
|Jun high C = 36.7
|Jul high C = 38.7
|Aug high C = 37.7
|Sep high C = 34.3
|Oct high C = 28.4
|Nov high C = 20.3
|Dec high C = 15.3
|year high C = 
|Jan mean C = 6.1
|Feb mean C = 8.7
|Mar mean C = 12.4
|Apr mean C = 17.5
|May mean C = 23.6
|Jun mean C = 28.6
|Jul mean C = 30.8
|Aug mean C = 29.5
|Sep mean C = 25.5
|Oct mean C = 19.6
|Nov mean C = 12.3
|Dec mean C = 7.8
|year mean C = 
|Jan low C =-0.2
|Feb low C = 1.9
|Mar low C = 4.9
|Apr low C = 9.3
|May low C = 14.0
|Jun low C = 17.8
|Jul low C = 20.6
|Aug low C = 19.4
|Sep low C = 15.1
|Oct low C = 10.0
|Nov low C = 4.6
|Dec low C = 1.1
|year low C = 
|Jan record low C = -14.0
|Feb record low C = -8.1
|Mar record low C = -4.3
|Apr record low C = -2.0
|May record low C = 3.0
|Jun record low C = 8.1
|Jul record low C = 14.0
|Aug record low C = 12.0
|Sep record low C = 1.0
|Oct record low C = 1.6
|Nov record low C = -8.0
|Dec record low C = -11.0
|year record low C =

|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 79.0
|Feb precipitation mm = 53.6
|Mar precipitation mm = 52.0
|Apr precipitation mm = 26.0
|May precipitation mm = 5.8
|Jun precipitation mm = 0.2
|Jul precipitation mm = 0.4
|Aug precipitation mm = 1.4
|Sep precipitation mm = 0.0
|Oct precipitation mm = 4.0
|Nov precipitation mm = 37.8
|Dec precipitation mm = 64.1
|year precipitation mm = 
| unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
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| Jan precipitation days  =6.3
| Feb precipitation days  =5.4
| Mar precipitation days  =5.1
| Apr precipitation days  =3.3
| May precipitation days  =1.3
| Jun precipitation days  =0.1
| Jul precipitation days  =0.2
| Aug precipitation days  =0.2
| Sep precipitation days  =0
| Oct precipitation days  =0.8
| Nov precipitation days  =3.3
| Dec precipitation days  =4.7
| year precipitation days =
|Jan rain days = 9.5
|Feb rain days = 9.2
|Mar rain days = 9.2
|Apr rain days = 5.9
|May rain days = 1.9
|Jun rain days = 0.3
|Jul rain days = 0.5
|Aug rain days = 0.3
|Sep rain days = 0.1
|Oct rain days = 1.3
|Nov rain days = 5.8
|Dec rain days = 7.6
|year rain days = 
|Jan snow days = 1.5
|Feb snow days = 0.6
|Mar snow days = 0.0
|Apr snow days = 0.0
|May snow days = 0.0
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.0
|Nov snow days = 0.0
|Dec snow days = 0.6
|year snow days = 
|Jan humidity = 59
|Feb humidity = 52
|Mar humidity = 46
|Apr humidity = 41
|May humidity = 28
|Jun humidity = 20
|Jul humidity = 21
|Aug humidity = 23
|Sep humidity = 25
|Oct humidity = 32
|Nov humidity = 49
|Dec humidity = 58
|year humidity = 
| Jan dew point C =-2.1
| Feb dew point C =-1.7
| Mar dew point C =-0.2
| Apr dew point C =2.5
| May dew point C =2.2
| Jun dew point C =1.7
| Jul dew point C =4.9
| Aug dew point C =4.7
| Sep dew point C =2.4
| Oct dew point C =0.9
| Nov dew point C =0.4
| Dec dew point C =-0.8

|Jan sun = 218
|Feb sun = 214
|Mar sun = 248
|Apr sun = 260
|May sun = 327
|Jun sun = 353
|Jul sun = 340
|Aug sun = 339
|Sep sun = 310
|Oct sun = 295
|Nov sun = 233
|Dec sun = 226
|year sun =

|source 1 = [[NCEI|NOAA NCEI]]<ref name="ncei">{{cite web |title=World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020: Shiraz-40848 |url=https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/2.2/data/0-data/Region-2-WMO-Normals-9120/Iran/CSV/Shiraz_40848.csv |website=ncei.noaa.gov |publisher=[[NOAA]] |access-date=17 March 2024 |format=CSV}}</ref>
|source 2 = Iran Meteorological Organization (records),<ref name=records>
*{{cite web |url= http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/far/SHIRAZ/7.asp |title= Highest record temperature in Shiraz by Month 1951–2010 |publisher= Iran Meteorological Organization |access-date= 7 April 2015 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150414135119/http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/far/SHIRAZ/7.asp |archive-date= 14 April 2015 |url-status= dead |df= mdy-all }}
*{{cite web |url= http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/far/SHIRAZ/6.asp |title= Lowest record temperature in Shiraz by Month 1951–2010 |publisher= Iran Meteorological Organization |access-date= 7 April 2015 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150414140635/http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/far/SHIRAZ/6.asp |archive-date= 14 April 2015 |url-status= dead |df= mdy-all }}</ref> (days with snow),<ref name=precipdays>{{cite web |url= http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/far/SHIRAZ/32.asp |title= No. of days with snow or sleet in Shiraz by Month 1951–2010 |publisher= Iran Meteorological Organization |access-date= 7 April 2015 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150414131810/http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/far/SHIRAZ/32.asp |archive-date= 14 April 2015 |url-status= dead |df= mdy-all }}</ref>
}}

===Neighborhoods===
List of neighborhoods in Shiraz:
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* [[Anjireh, Shiraz|Anjireh]]{{efn|The village was annexed in 2020<ref name="Anjireh Village">{{cite report|title=Approval regarding the annexation of Anjireh village, Derak Rural District, Central District of Shiraz County, Fars province, to the city of Shiraz|language=fa|website=sdil.ac.ir|via=Shahr Danesh Legal Research Institute|url=https://sdil.ac.ir/مصوبات-هیئت-دولت-دهه-اول-شهریور-99/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031080145/https://sdil.ac.ir/مصوبات-هیئت-دولت-دهه-اول-شهریور-99/|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Cabinet of Ministers|last=Jahangiri|first=Ishaq|archive-date=31 October 2020|date=15 September 2020|orig-date=Approved 26 May 1399|id=Proposal 113251; Notification 59323/T56948AH|access-date=30 January 2025}}</ref>}}
* Zargari
* Abivardi
* Farhang Shahr
* Qasrodasht
* Koshan
* Kuye Zahra
* Ma'ali Abad
* Molla Sadra
* Shahcheragh
* Riyasati Avval
* Riyasati Dovvom
* [[Shahrak-e-Golestan]]
* Shahrak-e-Sadra
* Tachara
* Zerehi
* Kolbeh Saadi
* Podonak
* Payegah
* Eram
* Bagh-e Nari (Narvan)
* Siahatgar BLVD
* Abiari Ave
* Artesh square (Army Square)
* Bridgestone
* Babakuhi
* Kuye Jamaran(siman)
* Baskul Nader
* Talkhedash
* Kaftarak 
* Sare Dozak
* Chamran
* Sange Siah
* Amir Kabir Blvd
* Modares 
* Dinakan 
* Darvazeh Kazeron 
* Darvaze Isfahan
* Bagh Safa
* Atlasi 
* Derki
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* See also: [[Saadi Street (Shiraz)|Saadi Street]]