Qods, Iran

Qods is a city in the Central District of Qods County, Tehran province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.

At the 2006 census, its population was 229,354 in 60,331 households, when it was in the former Qods District of Shahriar County. The following census in 2011 counted 283,517 people in 83,035 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Qods County, with Qods as its capital. The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 309,605 people in 94,532 households. Before Qods officially became a municipality in 1989 it was named Qal‘eh Hasan. The city is named after Jerusalem, in Arabic spelling.

Higher education
The city has three universities: Islamic Azad University, Shahr-eQods Branch, University of Applied Science and Technology, Shahr-e-Qods Branch and Payam-e-Nour university.

Sports
The Persian Gulf Pro League team Paykan plays in the city at Shahre Qods Stadium.