Miyanshahr, Fars

Miyanshahr is a city in Shibkaveh District of Fasa County, Fars province, Iran, serving as the administrative center for Miyan Deh Rural District.

History
In January 2013, the villages of Miyan Deh and Abuzarabad merged to form the new city of Miyanshahr.

Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, Miyanshahr's population (as the total of its two constituent villages before the merger) was 6,086 in 1,388 households, when it was in Miyan Deh Rural District. The following census in 2011 counted 6,257 people in 1,680 households. The 2016 census measured the population as 5,912 people in 1,775 households, by which time the two villages had merged to form the new city of Miyanshahr.

Notable residents
Ahmad Beheshti, cleric and politician