Khonj

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Coordinates: 27°53′21″N 53°26′12″E / 27.88917, 53.43667
Khonj خنج
Downtown Khonj
Khonj
Elevation	1,044 m (3,425 ft)
Population (2007)
- Total	80,000
Time zone	IRST (UTC+3:30(+4:30DT))
- Summer (DST)	not observed (UTC+3:30)

Khonj (Persian:خنج) is a city in Fars province, Iran south of Shiraz (270 km distance) and with a population of 80,000. Its history goes back to 2000 years and were known to be the followers of Zoroastrianism. The ancient names for Khonj has always been Hong and konj (corner in Persian) and over time it was changed to khonj. Its residents are Sunni unlike most of the rest of the country, and are famous as traders. The city has historical significance as it was the home for many Muslim scholars and great architectures before and after Islam. Ibn Battuta the great Moroccan explorer wrote about his travels to Khonj in great detail.

Nadir Shah attacked and set fire to the city, Khonj gave refuege to Afghans because they were Sunnis, and by in debth research it shows that the original people of Khonj practised Zoroastrianism.

Dargah (Gate) this is a gate to Shaykh Haji Mohammad complex including the mosque and the shrine

Khonj agriculture is made of wheat, oat and Dates and khonj has the least amount of rain than any part of province of Fars.

Khonj also has a seasonal lake that fills up each winter and is a popular with bird migration from Siberia and other places that are cold.

Weather of Khonj is very hot and dry in summer from April till October with Temperature as high as 48C, its winter is from December till middle of March with temperatures from -1C up to 20C.