Qasre Abunasr
Qaṣr-e Abu Naṣr, also Qasr-i Abunasr, or Takht-e Soleyman is the site of an ancient settlement situated in city of Shiraz in the Fars province of Iran.
- Type: Castle
- Description: Iranian national heritage site
- Also known as: “Abu-Nasr Palace”, “Qasr-e Abunasr”, and “کۆشکی ئەبو نەسر”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Forsat Shirazi metro station.
Forsat Shirazi metro station
Metro station
The Shiraz Metro is the rapid transit system in Shiraz, Fars, Iran, operated by Shiraz Urban Railway Organization. Construction began in 2001, and service in the first line officially commenced on 11 October 2014. Forsat Shirazi metro station is situated 4 km southwest of Qasre Abunasr.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dast-e Khezr and Torkan.
Dast-e Khezr
Suburb
Dast-e Khezr is a village in Kaftarak Rural District, in the Central District of Shiraz County, Fars province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 5,540, in 1,401 families.
Torkan
Neighborhood
Torkan is a village in Kaftarak Rural District, in the Central District of Shiraz County, Fars province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 2,685, in 726 families. Torkan is situated 2½ km south of Qasre Abunasr.
Shahrak-e Ghale No
Neighborhood
Qaleh Now is a village in Bid Zard Rural District, in the Central District of Shiraz County, Fars province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 170, in 37 families. Shahrak-e Ghale No is situated 3 km southeast of Qasre Abunasr.
Qasre Abunasr
- Categories: palace, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Fars, Central Iran, Iran, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
29.58452° or 29° 35′ 4″ north
Longitude
52.6248° or 52° 37′ 29″ east
Open location code
7HXJHJMF+RW
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Qasre Abunasr” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قصر أبو نصر”
- Central Kurdish: “کۆشکی ئەبوونەسر”
- Chinese: “葵社 阿邦納瑟”
- Dutch: “Qasr Abu Nasr”
- Egyptian Arabic: “قلعة ابونصر”
- Persian: “قصر ابونصر”
- Urdu: “قصر ابو نصر”
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