Aligudarz () is a city in the Central District of

Aligudarz County Aligudarz County () is in Lorestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Aligudarz. History After the 2006 National Census, the village of Shulabad-e Sofla was elevated to city status as Shulabad. After the 2011 census, Borborud- ...

Lorestan Lorestan province () is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. Its capital is the city of Khorramabad. Lorestan is in the western part of the country in the Zagros Mountains and covers an area of 28,392 km2. In 2014 it was placed in Region ...

province,

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...

, serving as capital of both the county and the district.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 78,690 in 18,115 households. The following census in 2011 counted 87,967 people in 23,181 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 89,268 people in 25,646 households.

Geography

Location

Aligudarz is located from

Tehran Tehran (; , ''Tehrân'') is the capital and largest city of Iran. It is the capital of Tehran province, and the administrative center for Tehran County and its Central District (Tehran County), Central District. With a population of around 9. ...

and is in a region that is a mixture of plains and foothills, thus enjoying a mountainous, mild climate. Oshtorankuh Mountain range and Aligudarz River are here.

Climate

Aligudarz has a dry-summer continental climate (Dsa), bordering on a

mediterranean climate A Mediterranean climate ( ), also called a dry summer climate, described by Köppen and Trewartha as ''Cs'', is a temperate climate type that occurs in the lower mid-latitudes (normally 30 to 44 north and south latitude). Such climates typic ...

(Csa) in

Köppen climate classification The Köppen climate classification divides Earth climates into five main climate groups, with each group being divided based on patterns of seasonal precipitation and temperature. The five main groups are ''A'' (tropical), ''B'' (arid), ''C'' (te ...

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

Notable people

Mehdi Karroubi Mehdi Karroubi (, 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 arrest in February 2011. As of 2021, he ...

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

Gallery

File:Road near to Aligoodarz at winter.JPG, Road in vicinity of Aligoudarz at winter. File:Ab sefid-aligoodarz.jpg, Ab Sefid Waterfall

Notes

References

Populated places in Aligudarz County Cities in Lorestan province {{Aligudarz-geo-stub