Shiraz County

Shiraz County (Persian: شهرستان شیراز‎‎) is a county in Fars Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Shiraz. At the 2006 census, the county's population (including those portions later split off to form Kavar County, Sarvestan County, and Kharameh County) was 1,676,927 in 427,268 families; excluding those portions, the population was 1,512,680, in 389,659 families. The county is subdivided into three districts: the Central District, Zarqan District, and Arzhan District. The county has four cities: Shiraz, Lapui, Darian, and Zarqan.

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Coordinates: 29°36′36″N 52°31′48″E / 29.61000°N 52.53000°E / 29.61000; 52.53000

Central District (Shiraz County)

The Central District of Shiraz County (Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان شیراز‎‎) is a district (bakhsh) in Shiraz County, Fars Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 1,442,842, in 372,838 families. The District has two cities: Shiraz and Darian. The District has six rural districts (dehestan): Bid Zard Rural District, Darian Rural District, Derak Rural District, Kaftarak Rural District, Qarah Bagh Rural District, and Siyakh Darengun Rural District.

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Central District (Sarvestan County)

The Central District of Sarvestan County (Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان سروستان‎‎) is a district (bakhsh) in Sarvestan County, Fars Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 23,728, in 5,680 families. The District has one city: Sarvestan. The District has two rural districts (dehestan): Sarvestan Rural District and Shurjeh Rural District.

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Central District (Minudasht County)

The Central District of Minudasht County (Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان مینودشت‎‎) is a district (bakhsh) in Minudasht County, Golestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 69,272, in 17,085 families. The District has one city: Minudasht. The District has three rural districts (dehestan): Chehel Chay Rural District, Kuhsarat Rural District, and Qaleh Qafeh Rural District.

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Central District (Borkhar County)

The Central District of Borkhar County (Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان برخوار‎‎) is a district (bakhsh) in Borkhar County, Isfahan Province, Iran. The District has three cities: Dowlatabad, Khvorzuq, and Dastgerd. At the 2006 census, its population was 73,315, in 19,071 families. The District has one rural district (dehestan): Borkhar-e Markazi Rural District.

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Shiraz

Shiraz (ⁱ/ʃiːˈrɑːz/; Persian: شیراز‎‎, Šīrāz, Persian pronunciation: [ʃiːˈrɒːz],  pronunciation ) is the fifth most populous city of Iran and the capital of Fars Province (Old Persian as Pârsâ). At the 2011 census, the population of the city was 1,460,665 and its built-up area with "Shahr-e Jadid-e Sadra" (Sadra New Town) was home to 1,500,644 inhabitants. Shiraz is located in the southwest of Iran on the "Roodkhaneye Khoshk" (The Dry River) seasonal river. It has a moderate climate and has been a regional trade center for over a thousand years. It is regarded as one of the oldest cities of ancient Persia.

The earliest reference to the city, as Tiraziš, is on Elamite clay tablets dated to 2000 BC. In the 13th century, Shiraz became a leading center of the arts and letters, due to the encouragement of its ruler and the presence of many Persian scholars and artists. It was the capital of Persia during the Zand dynasty from 1750 until 1781, as well as briefly during the Saffarid dynasty. Two famous poets of Iran, Hafez and Saadi, are from Shiraz, whose tombs are on the north side of the current city boundaries.

Persian cat

The Persian cat is a long-haired breed of cat characterized by its round face and short muzzle. In Britain, it is sometimes called the Longhair or Persian Longhair. It is also known as the Shiraz or Shirazi, particularly in the Middle East. The first documented ancestors of the Persian were imported into Europe from Persia around 1620. Recognized by the cat fancy since the late 19th century, it was developed first by the English, and then mainly by American breeders after the Second World War. Some cat fancier organizations' breed standards subsume the Himalayan and Exotic Shorthair as variants of this breed, while others treat them as separate breeds.

The selective breeding carried out by breeders has allowed the development of a wide variety of coat colors, but has also led to the creation of increasingly flat-faced Persians. Favored by fanciers, this head structure can bring with it a number of health problems. As is the case with the Siamese breed, there have been efforts by some breeders to preserve the older type of cat, the traditional breed, having a more pronounced muzzle, which is more popular with the general public. Hereditary polycystic kidney disease is prevalent in the breed, affecting almost half the population in some countries.