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Qods, Iran

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For the administrative division of Tehran province, see Qods County. For other uses of the same name, see Qods.
See also: Jerusalem and Names of Jerusalem

Qods
Persian: قدس
City
Shahr-e Qods Stadium
Shahr-e Qods Stadium
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CountryIran
ProvinceTehran
CountyQods
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total
309,605
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Qods (Persian: قدس)[a] is a city in the Central District of Qods County, Tehran province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county[5] and the district.

Demographics

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Population

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At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 229,354 in 60,331 households,[6] when it was capital of the former Qods District of Shahriar County.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 283,517 people in 83,035 households,[8] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Qods County. Qods was transferred to the new Central District as the county's capital.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 309,605 people in 94,532 households.[3]

Higher education

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The city has three universities: Islamic Azad University, Shahr-eQods Branch, University of Applied Science and Technology, Shahr-e-Qods Branch and Payam-e-Nour university.[9]

Sports

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The Persian Gulf Pro League team Paykan plays in the city at Shahre Qods Stadium.

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Also known as Shahr-e Qods ("City of Qods"); formerly Karaj, Qal‘eh Hasan, and Qal‘eh-ye Ḩasan Khān.[4] Before Qods officially became a municipality in 1989, it was named Qal‘eh Hasan. The city is named after Jerusalem, in Arabic spelling

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