Jahrom
Jahrom Location in Iran
Coordinates: 28°57′N 53°57′E / 28.95°N 53.95°E / 28.95; 53.95
Country	Iran
Province	Fars Province

Jahrom is a city in Fars Province, Iran.

It is located 190 km southeast of Shiraz, the capital of Fars province. Jahrom has a population of over 110,000. The majority of people in Jahrom are Persians. Many tropical and sub-tropical plants are grown in Jahrom (i.e. palm date, citrus, wheat. Based on Ahmad Kasravi, the late Iranian historians and philologist, the name Jahrom can be analyzed to render a "warm-place". But a more satisfactory etymology interprets the name as a "green-place".

History

Jahrom's history goes back some 2500 years when the Achaemenids established the Persian Empire. The biggest hand-made cave in the world is in the south of Jahrom and is called "Sangeshkan Cave".. The Sassanid monument of Qadamgāh is located in south east of the city 190Km from Shiraz, experts believe the monument was constructed during the late Sasanian dynastic era (224-651 CE), and it was a Zoroastrian shrine, probably a fire temple. The monument was registered in Iran’s National Heritage list in 1956 but sadly the site in danger as the result of unprofessional restorations. Jahrom is the birth place of Barbod, who became the main lyricist and musician in the court of the great Sassanid king Khosrau_II(Parviz).

Colleges and universities

There are four major universities in the city:

• Jahrom governmental university [1]
• Jahrom University of Medical Sciences [2]
• Islamic Azad University of Jahrom [3]
• Pyame Nor Jahrom[4]

Famous Jahromis

• Barbad, one of the first musicians in the world
• Ali Mohammad Besharati, one of Iranian minister of interior
• Ahmad Shirzadegan
• Arash Fallah

For more information about Jahrom please visit the following nonprofit website:

Coordinates: 28°57′N 53°57′E / 28.95°N 53.95°E / 28.95; 53.95