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Shahrekord
Shahr-e Kord ( fa, شهركرد, also Romanized as Shahrekord and Shahr Kord) is the capital city of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Iran. It is the largest city in the province, and is 90 km away from Iran's third largest city, Isfahan. At the time of the 2006 census, Shahrekord had a population of about 148,464 and the Shahrekord metropolitan area had a population of 380,312. The city is populated by Persians, Lurs and Turkic people. Etymology Shahr-e Kord, at face value, seems to mean "City of the Kurds". In antiquity, the place had been called "Dezh Gord" (دژگرد), where ''dezh'' (دژ) means "fortress" and ''gord'' (گرد) means "hero". After the Muslim conquest of Persia, the name changed to "Deh Kord" ( fa, دهكرد); ''dezh'' was reinterpreted as ''deh'' (ده) meaning "village" and ''gord'' became ''kord'' because the Arabic alphabet lacks the letters "g" (گ), and "zh" (ژ). Other examples of cities whose names changed partly due to the influence of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central District (Shahr-e Kord County)
The Central District of Shahrekord County ( fa, بخش مرکزی شهرستان شهرکرد) is a district (bakhsh) in Shahrekord County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 224,380, in 56,777 families. The District has six cities: Shahrekord Shahr-e Kord ( fa, شهركرد, also Romanized as Shahrekord and Shahr Kord) is the capital city of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Iran. It is the largest city in the province, and is 90 km away from Iran's third largest city, Isfahan ..., Farrokh Shahr, Hafshejan, Kian, Taqanak, and Nafech. The District has two Rural Districts of Iran, rural districts (''dehestan''): Howmeh Rural District (Shahrekord County), Howmeh Rural District and Taqanak Rural District. References Shahrekord County Districts of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province {{Shahrekord-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
