Roniz

Roniz
رونيز
—  city  —
Roniz
Coordinates:
Country  Iran
Province Fars
County Estahban
Bakhsh Roniz
Population (2006)
 • Total 5,991
Time zone IRST (UTC+3:30)
 • Summer (DST) IRDT (UTC+4:30)

Roniz (Persian: رونيز, also Romanized as Rūnīz; also known as Rownīz-e ‘Olyā, Rownīz-e Bālā, Rūnīz Bala, and Rūnīz-e Bālā, all meaning "Upper Roniz")[1] is a city in and the capital of Roniz District, in Estahban County, Fars Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 5,991, in 1,466 families.[2]

Notable people

References

  1. ^ Roniz can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3081539" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  2. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Islamic Republic of Iran. http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/07.xls. 
  3. ^ Yar-Shater, Ehsan (1999). Encyclopædia Iranica. Bibliotheca Persica Press. ISBN 9780933273351. http://books.google.com/books?id=d0AOAQAAMAAJ. Retrieved 29 April 2011.