Qods ( fa, قدس, also known as Shahr-e Qods, meaning "City of Qods"; formerly, Karaj, Qal‘eh Hasan, and Qal‘eh-ye Ḩasan Khān) is a city and capital of
Qods County
Qods County ( fa, شهرستان قدس) is in Tehran province, Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, ...
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Tehran Province,
Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 229,354, in 60,331 families. Before Qods officially became a municipality in 1989 it was named Qal‘eh Hasan. The city is named after
Jerusalem, in Arabic spelling.
Higher education
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.
Sport
The
Persian Gulf Pro League team
Paykan plays in the city at
Shahre Qods Stadium
The Shohada Shahr-e Qods Stadium ( fa, ورزشگاه شهدای شهرقدس, ''Vârzeshgah-e Sheheday-e Shiherqâds'') is a football stadium in Shahr-e Qods, Tehran, Iran with a 18,000 seating capacity. It is currently the home stadium of Pay ...
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References
External links
Red Crescent - University of Shahryar & Shahr-e Qods
Populated places in Qods County
Cities in Tehran Province
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