Bab Anar
Persian: باب انار | |
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City | |
![]() Bab Anar center | |
Coordinates: 28°58′02″N 53°12′42″E / 28.96722°N 53.21167°E[1] | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | Fars |
County | Khafr |
District | Central |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 7,061 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Bab Anar (Persian: باب انار, also Romanized as Bāb Anār and Bāb-e Anār; also known as Bābā Anār, Bābā Na‘am, Bābā Najm, and Bāba Nār)[3] is a city in the Central District of Khafr County, Fars province, Iran, serving as both capital of the district and of the county.[4]
At the 2006 National Census, its population was 1,702 in 445 households, when it was in the former Khafr District of Jahrom County.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 6,968 people in 2,096 households.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 7,061 people in 2,230 households.[2]
In 2019, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Khafr County, which was divided into two districts and six rural districts, with Bab Anar as its capital.[4]