Khorramabad

Khorramabad
The Falak-ol-Aflak Citadel
Khorramabad
Basic data
Country:	Iran
Province :	Lorestan
Coordinates :	33 ° 29 ′  N , 48 ° 21 ′  E Coordinates: 33 ° 29 ′  N , 48 ° 21 ′  E
Height :	1181  m
Residents :	357,562 (2012)
Time zone :	UTC +3: 30

Khorramabad ( Persian خرم‌آباد, DMG Ḫorramābād , also Chorram- Abad , English Khorramabad ) is a city in the Zāgros Mountains in western Iran , about 50 kilometers south of Kermanshāh and about 400 kilometers southwest of the capital Tehran . It is the capital of the Lorestan province and has almost 360,000 inhabitants, mainly Lurs who speak Lorī and are Shiite Muslims .

The city is first mentioned by its modern name in the 14th century by Hamdallah Mustaufi in his work Nuzhat al-qulub . In the vicinity of the city are the ruins of Diz-i Siyāh , the former capital of the Atabegs of Kleinluristan (approx. 1184–1597). According to the orientalist Minorski , the Sassanid city ​​of Shapurkhwast was located in the same place .

Khorramabad is not a known tourist resort, but has a very nice cityscape with attractions such as the great from the Middle Ages derived citadel Falak-ol-Aflak ( the highest heaven ), is now located in a museum.

Khorramabad is the regional industrial center , but this is limited to the processing of agricultural products.

With the construction of an expressway at the end of the 19th century, this secluded region became more accessible. The travel time from the Persian Gulf via Shiraz to Tehran was 40 to 50 days and was reduced to 12 days by the new road.

climate

Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Khorramabad Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 11.0 13.2 17.2 22.6 28.9 35.9 39.6 39.3 35.1 28.0 19.3 13.0 O 25.3 Min. Temperature (° C) 0.0 1.0 4.2 8.1 11.6 15.4 19.4 18.7 13.9 9.8 5.2 1.7 O 9.1 Precipitation ( mm ) 80.1 74.4 87.0 71.7 30.0 0.9 0.3 0.3 0.8 18.6 60.5 84.4 Σ 509 Rainy days ( d ) 11.4 10.4 12.7 10.9 6.1 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.5 4.4 8.2 10.2 Σ 76.6 T e m p e r a t u r 11.0 0.0 13.2 1.0 17.2 4.2 22.6 8.1 28.9 11.6 35.9 15.4 39.6 19.4 39.3 18.7 35.1 13.9 28.0 9.8 19.3 5.2 13.0 1.7 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec N i e d e r s c h l a g 80.1 74.4 87.0 71.7 30.0 0.9 0.3 0.3 0.8 18.6 60.5 84.4   Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Source:

sons and daughters of the town

• Nasrollah Kasraian (* 1944), photographer
• Narges Rashidi (* 1980), German-Iranian actress
• Ārash Miresmāeli (* 1981), judo world champion
• Nassir Shirkhani (* 1957), Reuters reporter

See also

• List of major cities in Iran

Web links

Commons : Khorramabad  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Khorramabad . In: Ehsan Yarshater (Ed.): Encyclopædia Iranica (English, including references)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original dated December 29, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
2. ↑ weather.ir