Qods (Persian: قدس, also known as Shahr-e
Qods, meaning "City of
Qods"; formerly,
Karaj, Qal‘eh Hasan, and Qal‘eh-ye Ḩasan Khān) is a city in and the capital of
Qods County,
Tehran Province,
Iran.
At the 2006 census, its population was 229,354,
...see more in 60,331 families. Before Qods officially became a municipality in 1989 it was named Qal‘eh Hasan. The Persian Gulf Pro League team Paykan plays in the city at Shahre Qods Stadium.
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