Fars - Definition and Overview

Fars is one of the 30 provinces of Iran. It is in the south of the country. Its center is Shiraz.

Roughly, Fars is the original homeland of the Persian people. The native name of the Persian language is Farsi or Parsi. Persia and Persian both derive from the Hellenized form Persis of the root word Pars. Fars is arabicized version of Pars. The Old Persian word was Pârsâ.

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External links

Official website of Fars Governorship (http://www.farsprovince.com/)

Provinces of Iran
Ardabil \| Bushehr \| Chahar Mahaal and Bakhtiari \| East Azarbaijan \| Isfahan \| Fars \| Guilan \| Golestan \| Hamadan \| Hormozgan \| Ilam \| Kerman \| Kermanshah \| Khuzestan \| Kohkiluyeh and Buyer Ahmad \| Kurdistan \| Lorestan \| Markazi \| Mazandaran \| North Khorasan \| Qazvin \| Qom \| Razavi Khorasan \| Semnan \| Sistan and Baluchistan \| South Khorasan \| Tehran \| West Azarbaijan \| Yazd \| Zanjan

Example Usage of Fars
	_asian_girls: Iranian court in connection with anti-regime protests hopes for an acquittal at its next hearing, Fars news agency reported on Wednesday.
	petterheterjag: Räknade just antalet ostar i min Fars kylskåp till 18(!) st #insanity #craziness #madness
	iranwire: Iran to Link Far East to Europe - Fars News Agency: Hurriyet Daily NewsIran to Link Far East to EuropeFars News Age... http://bit.ly/8DsrYM

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Fars - Definition and Overview

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Example Usage of Fars