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Khorramabad
Persian: خرمآباد | |
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City | |
 Montage of Khorramabad, Clockwise:Falak-ol-Aflak Castle, Keeyow lake, Shapuri bridge, View of the Khorramabad city, Brick Minaret, Panorama of Khorramabad | |
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 The territory of the Khorramabad inside the province of Lorestan | |
  Khorramabad | |
| Coordinates: 33°29′15″N 48°21′22″E / 33.48750°N 48.35611°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Lorestan |
| County | Khorramabad |
| District | Central |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Daryoush Barani Beiranvand [2] |
| Elevation | 1,147 m (3,763 ft) |
| Population (2016)[3] | |
| • Total | 373,416 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| Climate | Csa |
| Website | www.Khorramabad.ir |
Khorramabad (Persian: خرمآباد; [xoræmɒːˈbɒːd] ⓘ)[a] is a city in the Central District of Khorramabad County, Lorestan province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district.[5]
At the 2006 National Census, its population was 328,544 in 75,945 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 348,216 people in 94,747 households.[7] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 373,416 people in 109,231 households.[3]
Khorramabad is in the Zagros Mountains. Khorramabad Airport is 3 km south of the city proper.[8]
Although not a major tourist destination, it is quite scenic and possesses several attractions, such as five Paleolithic cave-dwelling sites.[9]
- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (25 August 2023). "Khorramabad, Khorramabad County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ^ https://www.irna.ir/news/85192859 [bare URL]
- ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 15. Archived from the original (Excel) on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ Khorramabad can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3071194" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
- ^ "Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the country divisions of Lorestan province, centered in the city of Khorramabad". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission of the Government Board. 21 June 1369. Archived from the original on 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 15. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 15. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ "Lorestan Province" (in Persian). Lorestan council of dispute resolution. Retrieved 22 April 2021.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Baumler, Mark F. and Speth, John D. (1993) "A Middle Paleolithic Assemblage from Kunji Cave, Iran" pp. 1–74 In Olszewski, Deborah and Dibble, Harold Lewis (editors) (1993) The Paleolithic prehistory of the Zagros-Taurus The University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, ISBN 978-0-924171-24-6
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