What is "piran"

Piran (; ) is a town in southwestern Slovenia on the Gulf of Piran on the Adriatic Sea. It is one of the three major towns of Slovenian Istria. The town has much medieval architecture, with narrow streets and compact houses. Piran is the administrative centre of the local area and one of Slovenia's major tourist attractions. Until the mid-20th century, Italian was the dominant language, but was replaced by Slovene as demographics shifted.

Piran is a town and municipality in Slovenia.

Piran may also refer to:

• Saint Piran (6th century), patron saint of Cornwall
• Piran, Azerbaijan, a village in Azerbaizan
• Piran, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, a village in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Iran
• Piran, Kermanshah, a village in Kermanshah Province, Iran
• Piran, Hirmand, a village in Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran
• Piran Rural District, in West Azerbaijan Province, Iran
• Gulf of Piran, a gulf in the northern Adriatic Sea
• Piran-e Pir, "Master of Masters", an epithet of the Sufi Abdul Qadir Jilani.