Aligudarz ( fa, اليگودرز), also known as ‘Ali Gudār, is a city and capital of Aligudarz County, Lorestan Province,

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

. At the 2006 census, its population was 78,690, in 18,115 families. Road near to Aligoodarz at winter

Aligudarz is located 420 km from

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and situated in a region which is a mixture of plain and foothill, thus enjoying a mountainous mild climate. Oshtorankuh Mountain range and Aligudarz River are situated here.

Climate

Aligudarz has a

humid continental climate A humid continental climate is a climatic region defined by Russo-German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1900, typified by four distinct seasons and large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and freezing ...

(Dsa).

Main sights

In the mountains and hills around Aligudarz, ancient objects have been discovered including rectangular brick earthenware from the thirteenth century AD. Important natural and historical sites of Aligudarz include: * Ab Sefid (literally "White Water") waterfall * Aligudarz Forests * Sayleh castle * Tamandar and Bexnavid caves * Masisilan Ancient Hill * Mandish mountain * Chakan Waterfall * Shoul Abad landscapes * Ab sefid-aligoodarz

Notables from Aligudarz

Mehdi Karroubi Mehdi Karroubi ( fa, مهدی کروبی, Mehdi Karrubi, born 26 September 1937) is an Iranian Shia cleric and reformist politician leading the National Trust Party. Following 2009–2010 Iranian election protests, Karroubi was put under house a ...

, politician * Hamed Lak, football player * Omid, singer

References

Towns and villages in Aligudarz County Cities in Lorestan Province {{Aligudarz-geo-stub