KhIROSIMA, shahrest dar Yaponiya, dar qismi janubu garbii jazirai Khonsyu. Bandar dar deltai daryoi Ota: Markazi mamuri prefekturai Khirosima, Aholiash 852 hazor nafar (1977). Markazi muhimmi nakliyot, sanoat va madaniyat. Korkhonahoi sanoati moshinsozi (kishtisozi, dastgohu asbobsozi), harbi, rezinhoi tekhniki, chubgari, kogaz, bofandagi dorad. Universitet hast.
Shahr dar atrofi qalai knyazi feodalii Mori, ki soli 1591 sokhta shuda bud, bunyod gashtaast. 6 avgusti 1945 ShMA be yagon zarurati harbi ba Xirosima yakumin bombai atomiro partoft, ki dar natija qismi ziyodi shahr kharob gardida, besh az 140 hazor odam halok va yarador shud. Dar Xirosima az soli 1959 in jonib borho konferensiyahoi baynalkhalqii muborizoni ziddi yaroqi yadroi barpo gardidand. Aznavsozin Xirosima az solhoi 50 sar shuda, bosurat davom dorad; qismi navbunyodi shahr namunai peshqadami shahrsozii Yaponiya ast. Markazi yodgorii Sulh muhimtarin osori memorii muosiri Xirosima ba shumor meravad.