Qods () is a city in the Central District of Qods County,

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province,

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, serving as capital of both the county and the district.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 229,354 in 60,331 households, when it was capital of the former

Qods District Qods District () is a former administrative division of Shahriar County, Tehran province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, T ...

Shahriar County Shahriar County () is in Tehran province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Shahriar. History In 2009, Malard and Qods Districts were separated from the county in the establishment of Malard and Qods Counties, respectively. In 2018, ...

. The following census in 2011 counted 283,517 people in 83,035 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Qods County. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 309,605 people in 94,532 households.

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.

Sports

The

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team

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plays in the city at

Shahre Qods Stadium Shohada-ye Shahr-e Qods Stadium (, ''Vârzeshgah-e Shohada-ye Shahr-e Qods'') is a football stadium in Shahr-e Qods, Tehran province, Iran with a 10,000 seating capacity. The stadium is named for supporters of Palestine in Iran. History Shohada ...

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References

External links

Red Crescent - University of Shahryar & Shahr-e Qods
Cities in Tehran province Populated places in Qods County {{Qods-geo-stub