Fars province

Fars Province استان فارس
Province
Coordinates: 29°37′30″N 52°31′54″E / 29.62500°N 52.53167°E / 29.62500; 52.53167
Country	Iran
Capital	Shiraz
Counties	8
Population  (2016)[1]
• Total	4,851,274
Time zone	UTC+03:30 (IRST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+04:30 (IRST)
Area code	071
Main language(s)	Persian

Fars Province (Persian: استان فارس, Ostān-e Fārs ) is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is also historically known to foreigners as Persia, Parsa, Persis and is the historical homeland of the Persian people.^[2] Its capital is Shiraz. The majority religion is Shia although there is a minority Sunni Persians living in the province also.

1. ↑ "National census 2016". amar.org.ir. Retrieved 2017-03-14.
2. ↑ Imanpour, Mohammad-Taghi. The Land of Parsa: the first Persian Homeland. The University of Manchester (United Kingdom), 1998.