Sirjan

Sirjan
Persian: سيرجان
City
Sirjan is located in Iran
Sirjan
Sirjan
Location within Iran
Coordinates: 29°26′31″N 55°41′09″E / 29.44194°N 55.68583°E / 29.44194; 55.68583
CountryIran
ProvinceKerman
CountySirjan
DistrictCentral
Elevation
1,760 m (5,770 ft)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total
199,704
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Websitewww.sirjan.ir

Sirjan (Persian: سيرجان; [siːɾˈdʒɒːn]) is a city in the Central District of Sirjan County, Kerman province, in southern Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. The city is 960 km (600 mi) from the Iranian capital of Tehran, and 175 km (109 mi) from the provincial capital of Kerman. It is known for its pistachios, Kilim, and a windcatcher locally known as Bādgir-e Chopoqi (calumet louver).[citation needed]

Climate

Sirjan has a cold desert climate (BWk) in the Köppen climate classification.

Climate data for Sirjan (elevation: 1,739.4 m (5,707 ft), 1985-2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 21.0
(69.8)		 24.6
(76.3)		 30.6
(87.1)		 33.0
(91.4)		 37.0
(98.6)		 40.5
(104.9)		 42.0
(107.6)		 40.4
(104.7)		 38.0
(100.4)		 32.5
(90.5)		 27.0
(80.6)		 25.6
(78.1)		 42.0
(107.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 5.6
(42.1)		 8.2
(46.8)		 12.0
(53.6)		 17.0
(62.6)		 22.1
(71.8)		 26.8
(80.2)		 29.0
(84.2)		 27.2
(81.0)		 23.5
(74.3)		 17.8
(64.0)		 11.6
(52.9)		 7.3
(45.1)		 17.3
(63.2)
Record low °C (°F) −14.0
(6.8)		 −13.0
(8.6)		 −7.4
(18.7)		 0.0
(32.0)		 4.6
(40.3)		 10.0
(50.0)		 11.2
(52.2)		 9.6
(49.3)		 6.0
(42.8)		 −0.6
(30.9)		 −8.4
(16.9)		 −12.0
(10.4)		 −14.0
(6.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 29.2
(1.15)		 21.1
(0.83)		 27.6
(1.09)		 11.7
(0.46)		 5.2
(0.20)		 0.6
(0.02)		 1.6
(0.06)		 0.5
(0.02)		 0.4
(0.02)		 2.0
(0.08)		 5.9
(0.23)		 27.5
(1.08)		 133.3
(5.24)
Average snowy days 0.8 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 1.1
Average relative humidity (%) 54 47 43 36 27 22 24 24 25 31 39 51 35
Mean monthly sunshine hours 226.9 225.5 247.7 271.5 331.2 347.0 333.0 339.3 317.3 306.3 250.7 218.9 3,415.3
Source: Iran Meteorological Organization

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 167,014 in 40,605 households. The following census in 2011 counted 185,623 people in 51,088 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 199,704 people in 58,756 households.

Universities and higher education centers

Payam Noor University Sirjan

Source:

University of Technology, Sirjan

Sirjan University of Technology is a non-profit public higher education institution that was established in 1992. This university, which was established by the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology of Iran, offers courses and programs that lead to obtaining official degrees from higher education. Sirjan University of Technology also provides many university and non-university facilities and services including library and administrative services to students.

Choboghi wind-catcher (Badgir)

Islamic Azad University, Sirjan

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Chopoqi Windcatcher

Tomb of Shah Firooz

The Chopoqi Windcatcher is a Pahlavi era windcatcher located in Sirjan, Kerman province, Iran.

Tomb of Mire Zobeyr

The Tomb of Mire Zobeyr is an Ilkhanid tomb located in Sirjan County.

Tomb of Shah Firooz

The Tomb of Shah Firooz is a ninth century AH tomb located in Sirjan County.

Sang Castle

Sang Castle is the ruins of the medieval city of Sirjan, destroyed by Timur. It is a historic citadel dating back to the Sasanian era located in Sirjan County.

Transport

The city has a railway station which is forms an Abadi (rural locality) within the Iranian census. At the 2006 census, its population was 752, in 172 families.

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Also romanized as Sirjân and Sīrjān; formerly Sa‘īdābād

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (9 December 2024). "Sirjan, Sirjan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  2. 1 2 Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Kerman Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ↑ Sirjan at GEOnet Names Server
  4. ↑ Habibi, Hassan (c. 2024) [Approved 12 September 1990]. Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Kerman province, centered in the city of Kerman. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Proposal 3233.1.5.53; Letter 907-93808; Notification 82812/T139K. Archived from the original on 30 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024 – via Lam ta Kam.
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  6. ↑ "TEMPERATURE RECORDS LOWEST IN C. for Sirjan(40851)". chaharmahalmet. IRIMO. Archived from the original on 3 January 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
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  8. ↑ "MONTHLY TOTAL OF PRECIPITATION IN MM. for Sirjan (40851)". chaharmahalmet. IRIMO. Archived from the original (asp) on 4 January 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
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  10. ↑ "MONTHLY TOTAL OF SUNSHINE HOURS for Sirjan (40851)". chaharmahalmet. IRIMO. Archived from the original (asp) on 16 September 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
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  15. ↑ elseo (9 August 2021). "Islamic Azad University, Sirjan Ranking". Top Universities List - Highest Ranking Universities 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
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