Dogonbadan (; ) is a city in the Central District of

Gachsaran County Gachsaran County (, ) is in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Dogonbadan. History History of Dogonbadan This city was named Gonbad-e Malghan or Gonbad-e Maljan in the past and now Dogonbadan and Gachsara ...

, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad 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 81,902 in 18,264 households. The following census in 2011 counted 91,739 people in 23,254 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 96,728 people in 26,770 households.

Climate

Dogonbadan has a

hot semi-arid climate A semi-arid climate, semi-desert climate, or steppe climate is a dry climate sub-type. It is located on regions that receive precipitation below potential evapotranspiration, but not as low as a desert climate. There are different kinds of sem ...

(

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''BSh'') bordering on a hot-summer

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''). Dogonbadan’s proximity to the hot Persian Gulf makes its climate closer to

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or coastal cities like

Bushehr Bushehr (; ) is a port city in the Central District (Bushehr County), Central District of Bushehr County, Bushehr province, Bushehr province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district. Etymology The roots of the n ...

than to most of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province. The city features sweltering and arid summers contrasting with pleasant and fairly wet winters.

Economy

Dogonbadan is an oil- and gas-producing city that has just started to expand and profits from its industrial capacity. The city has the largest

gas reserves Oil and gas reserves denote ''discovered'' quantities of crude oil and natural gas from known fields that can be profitably produced/recovered from an approved development. Oil and gas reserves tied to approved operational plans filed on the da ...

in Iran as well as the largest recoverable oil field in Iran and the third largest in the world."Extraction of Crude Petroleum in Iran-Overview". mbendi.com. 2010. Retrieved 2013-06-01.

Gallery

File:Dashtbaloot.jpg, British staffs of an oil company in Gachsaran in 1957 File:Tangedil.jpg, Tange deel around the Gachsaran city, Early spring File:Barabar.jpg, Barabar around the Gachsaran city, Early spring File:Kayvan fall.jpg, Kayvan fall around Dogonbadan(Gachsaran) File:Maskan mehr.jpg File:Sadat parish.jpg File:Genaveh road.jpg File:Tange deel.jpg File:Shahroo Mountain.jpg

Notes

References

External links

Gachsaran cultural site

Gachsaran Daily News Website
Cities in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province Populated places in Gachsaran County {{Gachsaran-geo-stub