Rumeshkan County () is in
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 ...
. Its capital is the city of
Chaqabol.
History
Archaeological evidence shows the influence of Roman style architecture,
and the name of this region is a compound of the words ''Rum'' (Romans) and ''eshkan'' (break) and it is believed that this area is where
Eastern Roman Empire
The Byzantine Empire, also known as the Eastern Roman Empire, was the continuation of the Roman Empire centred on Constantinople during late antiquity and the Middle Ages. Having survived the events that caused the fall of the Western Roman E ...
was defeated.
In 2013,
Rumeshkan District was separated from
Kuhdasht County
Kuhdasht County () is in Lorestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Kuhdasht
Kuhdasht () is a city in the Central District of Kuhdasht County, Lorestan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the distr ...
in the establishment of Rumeshkan County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Chaqabol as its capital and only city.
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2016 National Census, the county's population was 39,058 in 10,742 households.
Administrative divisions
Rumeshkan County's population and administrative structure are shown in the following table.
Geography
Location
Rumeshkan County lies between 32 degrees 15 minutes to 33 degrees 25 minutes north latitude, and between 47 degrees 20 minutes to 47 degrees 40 minutes east longitude.
The county is mountainous with major northwest to southeast trending ranges. The lower plains are generally high desert
steppe
In physical geography, a steppe () is an ecoregion characterized by grassland plains without closed forests except near rivers and lakes.
Steppe biomes may include:
* the montane grasslands and shrublands biome
* the tropical and subtropica ...
.
Climate
Rumeshkan experiences a temperate and semi-dry climate with maximum temperatures in summer around . The minimum temperature in winter averages about . Average annual rainfall is 450 mm.
Economy
The principle occupations in Rumeshkan County are animal husbandry, and farming in the river valleys.
Most of the crops are cereals, especially barley and wheat. In many of the villages and around Chaqabol, deep wells provide for irrigated agriculture and vegetable and melons are grown. These become a cash crop near Chaqabol and where transportation is available to other cities.
In some areas orchards have been planted.
In the 21st century, Rumeshkan began to experience severe drought which has decreased agricultural production and impoverished some farmers.
In 2015 the government in cooperation with the private sector opened a steel mill.
Scenic areas
* Drvnshr Cave (غار درونشر), a limestone cave with a variety of
cave formations.
*
Kalmakareh Cave
Kalmakareh cave is a cave with historical importance in Lorestan province in the west of Iran.
This cave is located in Pol-e Dokhtar
Pol-e Dokhtar () is a city in the Central District of Pol-e Dokhtar County, Lorestan province, Iran, se ...
has been occupied by humans since pre-historic time and has yielded up artifacts from several civilizations.
* Zagheh Castle (قلعه زاخه), two kilometers east of Chaqabol, is a ruin of a Roman fort with later
Sassanid
The Sasanian Empire (), officially Eranshahr ( , "Empire of the Iranian peoples, Iranians"), was an List of monarchs of Iran, Iranian empire that was founded and ruled by the House of Sasan from 224 to 651. Enduring for over four centuries, th ...
additions.
* Mount Vyznhar (Vznyar) is the highest mountain in the county. On its slopes are the ruins of Kohzad Castle.
See also
*
Romans in Persia
Notes
References
Further reading
*
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Rumeshkan County
Counties of Lorestan province