City in Fars province, Iran
"Zargan" redirects here. For the village in Khuzestan province, see
Zargan . For the administrative division of Fars province, see
Zarqan County . For other places with the same name, see
Zarqan .
City in Fars, Iran
Zarqan (Persian :زرقان )[ a] Central District ofZarqan County ,Fars province,Iran , serving as capital of both the county and the district.[ 4] Zarqan Airport .
Zarqan comes from "Zarghoon", which inMiddle Persian means "the place is lush."[citation needed
It is said that Zarqan had good mules for hiring and transporting.[ 5] [ 6] [ 7]
A statue of Sardar Heydar Zarqani, childhood best friend ofLotf Ali Khan Zand as well as his loyal follower until death, was erected in Zarqan as of 2024.[ 8]
Climate data for Zarghan(1989-2010 normals, elevation:1,596.0 m (5,236.2 ft)) Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 10.5 14.1 18.2 23.4 29.8 35.4 37.8 36.8 33.2 27.4 19.7 13.5 25.0 Daily mean °C (°F) 4.5 7.2 10.7 15.3 20.4 25.1 28.3 27.0 23.0 17.6 11.3 6.8 16.4 Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −1.5 0.3 3.2 7.1 11.0 14.8 18.7 17.2 12.8 7.8 2.8 0.1 7.9 Averageprecipitation mm (inches) 84.9 62.9 51.5 25.6 4.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.2 4.2 21.0 69.0 325.3 Averagerelative humidity (%) 64 54 48 44 31 23 22 22 24 31 43 59 39 Mean monthlysunshine hours 203.7 210.7 247.2 262.1 330.8 346.5 338.8 336.5 309.6 291.6 234.3 205.1 3,316.9 Source:IRIMO (temperatures[ 9] [ 10] [ 11] [ 12]
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 19,861 in 5,127 households,[ 13] Zarqan District ofShiraz County .[ 14] [ 15] [ 2]
In 2018, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Zarqan County, and Zarqan was transferred to the new Central District as the county's capital.[ 4]
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