Saadat Shahr

Saadat Shahr (Persian: سعادت شهر‎, pronounced sah-ah-dat-shawr, also Romanized as Sa‘ādat Shahr; also known as Sa‘ādatshahr)[2] is a city and capital of Pasargad County, Fars Province, Iran. At the 2017 census, its population was 30,116 in 8,813 families.[3]

Saadat Shahr

سعادت شهر
City
Saadat Shahr
Coordinates: 30°04′39″N 53°07′59″E
Country Iran
ProvinceFars
CountyPasargad
BakhshCentral
Population
 (2016 Census)
 • Total17,131 [1]
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

Saadat Shahr is located 630 kilometres (390 mi) south of Tehran, the capital of the country. Saadat Shahr is an agricultural town.

The town has gained global attention due to its fascination with astronomy and stargazing.[4] Women in the town sold their jewelry to pay for the town's observatory and telescope, and many of the residents have given part of their salaries for the project.[4] The town's mosque regularly provides astronomy forecasts.[4] On special occasions, the town shuts off its electricity so people could enjoy astronomical events.[4]

In March 2007, excavations in the vicinity of Saadat Shahr revealed a soil dam dating back to the Achaemenid dynastic era.[5]

References
  1. https://www.amar.org.ir/english
  2. Saadat Shahr can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3081573" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  3. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2011-11-11.
  4. "Stars seize Iranian imagination". Al Jazeera. 2005-10-13. Archived from the original on 2020-12-22. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-03-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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