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

Boyer-Ahmad County Boyer-Ahmad County () is in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, southwest Iran. Its capital is the city of Yasuj. History After the 2006 National Census, the village of Madavan-e Olya was elevated to city status as Madavan. After the 20 ...

, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district. Yasuj is an industrial city in the

Zagros Mountains The Zagros Mountains are a mountain range in Iran, northern Iraq, and southeastern Turkey. The mountain range has a total length of . The Zagros range begins in northwestern Iran and roughly follows Iran's western border while covering much of s ...

of southwestern Iran. The term ''Yasuj'' is also used to refer to the entire region. Yasuj has a sugar processing plant.

History

The area of Yasuj had been settled as early as the

Bronze Age The Bronze Age () was a historical period characterised principally by the use of bronze tools and the development of complex urban societies, as well as the adoption of writing in some areas. The Bronze Age is the middle principal period of ...

. Findings include the Martyrs Hills (dating from 3rd millennium BC), the Khosravi Hill from the Achaemenian period, the ancient site of Gerd, the Pataveh bridge, and the Pay-e Chol cemetery. Yasuj is the place where Alexander III of Macedon and his

Macedon Macedonia ( ; , ), also called Macedon ( ), was an ancient kingdom on the periphery of Archaic and Classical Greece, which later became the dominant state of Hellenistic Greece. The kingdom was founded and initially ruled by the royal ...

ian forces stormed the '' Persian Gates'' (''Darvazeh-ye Fars''), and found a way into the Persian heartland (331 BC). The Yasuj Museum, which opened in 2002, displays coins, statues, pottery, and bronze vessels recovered from surrounding archaeological sites. In 2023, the city of Madavan and the villages of Balahzar, Jadval-e Ghureh-ye Mehrian, Madavan-e Sofla, Mehrian, Sarab-e Taveh, Servak, and Tall Khosrow merged with the city of Yasuj.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 national census, the city's population was 96,786 in 20,297 households. The following census in 2011 counted 108,505 people in 26,304 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 134,532 people in 34,850 households. The population of the Central District, in 2016, which includes the city of Yasuj and some suburban villages, is just over 250,000 people.

Climate

Yasuj has the typical continental-influenced

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 ...

(

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''Csa'') of western Iran, though because of its location in the direct line of rain-bearing winds from the Persian Gulf it is the wettest Iranian city south of the Alborz Mountains with an annual rainfall nine times that of

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and twice that of

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. The heavy precipitation allows the existence of small

glacier A glacier (; or ) is a persistent body of dense ice, a form of rock, that is constantly moving downhill under its own weight. A glacier forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its ablation over many years, often centuries. It acquires ...

s on the highest Zagros peaks – in contrast the Kuhrud Mountains to the east have no glaciers despite being of the same height due to aridity. The long dry season sees only on average of rainfall between June and September, with the wet season extending into October, unlike many other Mediterranean climates.

Economy

The economy of Yasuj is based on the following local activities: * baskets * carpets/rugs *

mosaic A mosaic () is a pattern or image made of small regular or irregular pieces of colored stone, glass or ceramic, held in place by plaster/Mortar (masonry), mortar, and covering a surface. Mosaics are often used as floor and wall decoration, and ...

tiles * bricks * livestock feed By 2014 a new refinery will be constructed by the private sector, at a cost of $2.2 billion. It will produce petrol, gasoil, kerosene, furnace oil, liquefied gas, asphalt, and sulfur.

Education

Yasouj University Yasuj University is a public university in the province of Kohgiloyeh and Boyerahmad, Iran.It offers a range of undergraduate and postgraduate programs. The location is in Yasuj. With 300 academic members spread across two campuses and five fac ...

* Yasuj University of Medical Sciences * Yasuj Azad University

Notes

یاسوج شهر بزرگان

References

External links

Official website

Photo of Yasuj city
from Livius.org {{Provincial capitals of Iran Populated places in Boyer-Ahmad County Cities in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province Iranian provincial capitals