Qir

Qir () is a city in the Central District of Qir and Karzin County, Fars province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. The city has an altitude of .

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Settlement.official_name: Qir
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.image_skyline: قير-ميدان شهدا - panoramio.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Shohada square
Settlement.pushpin_map: Iran
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Iran
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Fars
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Qir and Karzin
Settlement.subdivision_type3: District
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Central
Settlement.population_as_of: 2016
Settlement.population_total: 20010
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.timezone: IRST
Settlement.utc_offset: +3:30

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Population: 20010
Elevation: 774
Image: قير-ميدان شهدا - panoramio.jpg

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male population: 10304
female population: 9706
Commons category: Qir

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Qir () is a city in the Central District of Qir and Karzin County, Fars province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. The city has an altitude of .

==History== On 10 April 1972, Qir was destroyed by a large earthquake, killing 3,399 people, two-thirds of the population at that time.