Lordegan [1] ( pers. لردگان ) is a city in the south-west of Iran , in the provinces of Chekharmehal and Bakhtiaria . The administrative center of the shahrestan is Lordegan .
| City | |
| Lordegan | |
|---|---|
| لردگان | |
| A country |  Iran |
| Ostan | Chekharmehal and Bakhtiaria |
| Shahrestan | Lordegan |
| History and Geography | |
| Area | |
| Center height | 1,556 m |
| Timezone | UTC + 3: 30 |
| Population | |
| Population | 22 728 people ( 2006 ) |
| Nationalities | bakhtiaries , Persians |
As of 2006, the population was 22,728 people [2] ; Bakhtiars prevail in the national composition .
Geography
The city is located in the south of Chekharmarhal and Bakhtiaria, in the highlands of central Zagros , at an altitude of 1,556 meters above sea level [3] .
Lordegan is located approximately 90 kilometers south of Shehre Kord , the provincial capital, and 460 kilometers south of Tehran , the country's capital.
History
The hills surrounding the city ( Ghale Afghan , Ghale Goshe , Ghale Geli ) are of anthropogenic origin and carry civilization layers, the earliest of which belong to the era of the rule of Elam (2500-3000 BC) [4] .
Notes
- ↑ Iran. Reference map (scale 1: 1 250 000). The fourth edition is the GUGK of the USSR, 1986.
- ↑ World Gazetteer (link unavailable )
- ↑ Physical and geographical data (English)
- ↑ ArchAtlas: Lordegan Archived February 9, 2012 on the Wayback Machine