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Piranshahr
City population
168,393
#57
in Iran
#4
in West Azerbaijan
#3,393
worldwide
36.701, 45.141 · 574 km from Tehran
About Piranshahr
Piranshahr is a city in West Azerbaijan, Iran with a population of 168,393. It is the 57th largest of the 422 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Iran, and the 3,393rd largest worldwide. It lies 574 km from Tehran.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#4of 17
Elevation
1,444 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Tehran
Coordinates
36.701, 45.141
Record updated
2026-06-14
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 422 in IranClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.