Iran
Shiraz, with a population of around 1.8 million (2016 census), is Iran's sixth most populous city. It is the capital of the province of Fars, and was also the capital of Iran under the reign of the Zand dynasty. It is located near the ruins of Persepolis and Pasargadae, two of the four capitals of the Achaemenid Empire.
Alirajpur district
The district is named after its headquarters, Alirajpur, which was the capital of the former princely state of Ali Rajpur. The name of this town is derived by conjoining Ali (the fortress town and the former capital of the princely state founded by Anand Deo in 1437) and Rajpur (the latter capital).
According to the 2011 census Alirajpur district has a population of 728,677,[3] roughly equal to the nation of Bhutan or the US state of Alaska.[4][5] This gives it a ranking of 498th in India (out of a total of 640).[3] The district has a population density of 229 inhabitants per square kilometre (590/sq mi).[3] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 19.4 per cent.[3] Alirajpur has a sex ratio of 1,009 females for every 1,000 males, and a literacy rate of 37.22 per cent, the lowest in India.[3][6]