Kazerun

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Kazerun is a city in the province of Fars in southwestern Iran, situated between Shiraz and Bushire. It had an estimated population of 89,013 in 2005.[link]

Its agriculture produce includes date palms, citrus orchards, wheat, tobacco, rice, cotton, and vines.

The nearby ruins of the ancient city of Bishapur (or Shahpur) 12 mi. (19 km) N., include bas-relief depictions of Sasanid (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 Ghebars, or Zoroastrians) are located on a mound S.E. of Kazerun.

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