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Aligudarz (Persian: اليگودرز)[a] is a city in the Central District of Aligudarz County, Lorestan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[3]
Key Information
Demographics
[edit]Population
[edit]At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 78,690 in 18,115 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 87,967 people in 23,181 households.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 89,268 people in 25,646 households.[1]
Geography
[edit]Location
[edit]Aligudarz is located 420 kilometres (260 mi) from Tehran 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
[edit]Aligudarz has a dry-summer continental climate (Dsa), bordering on a mediterranean climate (Csa) in Köppen climate classification.[citation needed]
| Climate data for Aligoodarz (1991-2020, extremes 1986-present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 16.7 (62.1) |
18.6 (65.5) |
25.2 (77.4) |
28.0 (82.4) |
32.0 (89.6) |
39.4 (102.9) |
41.0 (105.8) |
38.0 (100.4) |
35.0 (95.0) |
30.0 (86.0) |
22.6 (72.7) |
20.0 (68.0) |
41.0 (105.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 5.0 (41.0) |
7.2 (45.0) |
12.1 (53.8) |
17.3 (63.1) |
23.1 (73.6) |
30.1 (86.2) |
33.7 (92.7) |
33.2 (91.8) |
28.9 (84.0) |
21.7 (71.1) |
13.2 (55.8) |
8.0 (46.4) |
19.5 (67.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −0.6 (30.9) |
1.6 (34.9) |
6.1 (43.0) |
11.2 (52.2) |
16.4 (61.5) |
22.5 (72.5) |
26.3 (79.3) |
25.7 (78.3) |
21.0 (69.8) |
14.5 (58.1) |
7.1 (44.8) |
2.3 (36.1) |
12.8 (55.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −5.4 (22.3) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
0.5 (32.9) |
5.1 (41.2) |
9.0 (48.2) |
13.1 (55.6) |
17.4 (63.3) |
17.0 (62.6) |
12.3 (54.1) |
7.4 (45.3) |
1.8 (35.2) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
6.1 (42.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −31.0 (−23.8) |
−20.0 (−4.0) |
−17.4 (0.7) |
−7.0 (19.4) |
0.8 (33.4) |
6.4 (43.5) |
10.0 (50.0) |
9.0 (48.2) |
4.6 (40.3) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
−11.8 (10.8) |
−17.6 (0.3) |
−31.0 (−23.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 48.3 (1.90) |
48.5 (1.91) |
71.5 (2.81) |
66.9 (2.63) |
25.2 (0.99) |
1.9 (0.07) |
2.0 (0.08) |
0.9 (0.04) |
1.7 (0.07) |
22.5 (0.89) |
51.8 (2.04) |
55.8 (2.20) |
397 (15.63) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 5.9 | 6.2 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 3.9 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 3 | 5.1 | 6.4 | 46.4 |
| Average rainy days | 4 | 5 | 9.3 | 10.8 | 5.9 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 4.7 | 7.9 | 6.1 | 56.3 |
| Average snowy days | 7.5 | 6.8 | 4.1 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 5.0 | 25.1 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 62 | 58 | 51 | 47 | 39 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 35 | 53 | 60 | 41 |
| Average dew point °C (°F) | −7.5 (18.5) |
−6.4 (20.5) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
0.9 (33.6) |
0.1 (32.2) |
1.6 (34.9) |
0.6 (33.1) |
−2.4 (27.7) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
−5.3 (22.5) |
−2.4 (27.6) |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 203 | 204 | 231 | 241 | 305 | 354 | 336 | 337 | 319 | 271 | 208 | 195 | 3,204 |
| Source 1: NCEI[6] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: IRIMO (snow/sleet days 1986-2010 and extremes) [1], meteomanz[7] | |||||||||||||
Main sights
[edit]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
[edit]- Mehdi Karroubi, politician
- Morteza Mousavi, Shia Cleric
- Hamed Lak, football player
- Omid, singer
Gallery
[edit]-
Road in vicinity of Aligoudarz at winter. -
Ab Sefid Waterfall
See also
[edit]
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان لرستان [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Lorestan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
- ^ Aligudarz at GEOnet Names Server
- ^ تصویب سازمان و سلسله تابعیت عناصر و واحدهای تقسیمات کشوری استان لرستان به مرکزیت شهر خرمآباد [Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the country divisions of Lorestan province, centered in the city of Khorramabad]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. 12 September 1990 [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369.6.21 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. شناسه [ID] 3086BCE7-6AF8-402A-9E23-5D20DB46A8D2. شماره دوره [Course number] 69, شماره جلد [Volume number] 3. Archived from the original on 19 January 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
- ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان لرستان [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Lorestan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
- ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان لرستان [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Lorestan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
- ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020: Aligudarz" (CSV). ncei.noaa.gov. NOAA. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
WMO number: 40783
- ^ "Aligudarz - Weather data by months". meteomanz. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
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