Shahin Shahr

Shahin Shahr (Persian: شاهين شهر‎, also Romanized as Shāhīn Shahr) is a city in and the capital of Shahin Shahr and Meymeh County, Isfahan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 126,070, in 33,515 families.

Shahin Shahr is Iran's first master-planned satellite city, located approximately 15 miles (24 km) to the north of Isfahan, Iran's second largest metropolitan area and its historic capital. The current population is approximately 180,000, with a high proportion of the residents being displaced Iran-Iraq war refugees originally from Khuzestan. The city's original plan envisioned 50,000 homes and a maximum population of 250,000. The city currently ranks among the 50 largest in Iran.

Shahin has been incorrectly translated into Falcon, Eagle, and other birds of Prey; however, Shahin ("Hawk") Shahr ("City") comes about given the historical and prevalent nesting of said birds-of-prey in that area.

The city is located among the central mountain ranges of Iran to the east of the Zagros Mountains. It has an altitude of 1662 on average with a slope of 16%. It has a dry climate with very little precipitation. When it rains, the water is quickly evaporated or sinks into the ground. The variation in temperature is about 50 degrees Celsius.