Shahr-e cord

Shahr-e cord
Panorama of Schahr-e Kord
Shahr-e cord
Basic data
Country:	Iran
Province :	Tschahār Mahāl and Bakhtiyāri
Coordinates :	32 ° 21 '  N , 50 ° 53'  E Coordinates: 32 ° 21 '  N , 50 ° 53'  E
Height :	2065  m
Residents :	142,585 (calculation 2012)
Area code :	381
Time zone :	UTC +3: 30

Shahr-e Kord ( Persian شهرکرد) is a city in western Iran and the capital of the province of Chahār Mahāl and Bakhtiyāri . The city is 107 km southwest of Isfahan and 521 km south of the state capital Tehran . The city has a population of 142,585 (as of 2012), most of whom are settled Bakhtiyari .

Until 1935 the city was still called Deh Kord , where Deh stood for village . After 1935 the name was changed to Schahr-e Kord in order to use the word Schahr for city to illustrate the growth and urbanization. Whether the name Kord really means Kurd is a matter of dispute among the inhabitants of Schahr-e Kord.

The city is home to several universities. It also has a thermal power plant and a telegraph station.

Personalities

• Somayeh Yazdani (* 1990), racing cyclist

climate

Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Schahr-e-Kord Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 4.7 7.6 12.7 18.6 24.6 31.1 33.9 33.3 29.7 22.9 15.0 8.6 O 20.3 Min. Temperature (° C) -8.0 -5.2 -0.7 3.9 7.1 10.2 14.0 12.8 7.9 3.4 -0.3 -4.4 O 3.4 Precipitation ( mm ) 60.8 47.9 60.3 37.5 14.1 0.9 1.9 0.4 0.0 6.9 32.2 58.6 Σ 321.5 Rainy days ( d ) 8.6 7.5 9.0 7.4 4.5 0.7 0.8 0.5 0.2 2.6 5.4 7.6 Σ 54.8 T e m p e r a t u r 4.7 -8.0 7.6 -5.2 12.7 -0.7 18.6 3.9 24.6 7.1 31.1 10.2 33.9 14.0 33.3 12.8 29.7 7.9 22.9 3.4 15.0 -0.3 8.6 -4.4 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec N i e d e r s c h l a g 60.8 47.9 60.3 37.5 14.1 0.9 1.9 0.4 0.0 6.9 32.2 58.6   Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Source: www.weather.ir

See also

• List of major cities in Iran

Web links

Commons : Schahr-e Kord  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• University of Schahr-e Kord

Individual evidence

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