Fuladshahr () is a city in, and the capital of, Fuladshahr District of

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province,

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. It is also the administrative center for Khorramrud Rural District.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 55,496 in 13,822 households, when it was in the Central District. The following census in 2011 counted 66,903 people in 18,615 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 88,426 people in 26,631 households. After the census, Fuladshahr was separated from the district in the formation of Fuladshahr District.

Overview

The city is south of

and about north of Shahrekord. It was built during the

Shah Shāh (; ) is a royal title meaning "king" in the Persian language.Yarshater, Ehsa, ''Iranian Studies'', vol. XXII, no. 1 (1989) Though chiefly associated with the monarchs of Iran, it was also used to refer to the leaders of numerous Per ...

of Iran period, and was home to the mostly Russian and other employees of the Zob Ahan factory, located near the city. The world's third-largest cement factory at the time, the Siman Sepahan Dizicheh or Siman Arya Dizicheh as it was called before the

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, is also near the city.

Sports

Fuladshahr is home to Fuladshahr Stadium, the permanent home of Zob Ahan.

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