Description: Shiraz (Persian: شیراز ShÄ«rÄz) is the sixth most populated city in Iran and the provincial capital of Fars Province. Shiraz is located in the southwest of Iran on the Daryacheye Khoshk seasonal river. Shiraz has a moderate climate and has been a regional trade center for more than a thousand years. As of 2006 Shiraz has a population of 1,227,331