Miyanshahr, Fars

Miyanshahr is a city in Shibkaveh District of Fasa County, Fars province, Iran, serving as the administrative center for Miyan Deh Rural District. Miyanshahr is the 2013 merger of the villages of Miyan Deh and Abuzarabad.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, Miyanshahr's population was 6,086 in 1,388 households, when it was in Miyan Deh Rural District. The following census in 2011 counted 6,257 people in 1,680 households. The 2016 census measured the population as 5,912 people in 1,775 households, by which time the two villages had merged to form the new city of Miyanshahr.

Notable residents

Ahmad Beheshti, cleric and politician