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Lorestan province
Lorestan province
Persian: استان لرستان | |
|---|---|
 Location of Lorestan province within Iran | |
| Coordinates: 33°34′N 48°24′E / 33.567°N 48.400°E[1] | |
| Country |  Iran |
| Region | Region 4 |
| Capital | Khorramabad |
| Counties | 12 |
| Government | |
| • Governor-general | Saeed Shahrokhi |
| Area | |
• Total | 28,294 km2 (10,924 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 1,760,649 |
| • Density | 62/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Demonym | لرستانی (Lorestani) |
| Time zone | UTC+03:30 (IRST) |
| Main language(s) | Luri, Laki (Kurdish) |
| HDI (2017) | 0.779[3] high · 19th |
Lorestan province (Persian: استان لرستان)[a] is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. Its capital is the city of Khorramabad.[6]
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 4.[7]
Lorestan is located close to the border with Iraq. Situated in a scenic valley surrounded by mountains, Lorestan lies approximately 100 kilometers (about 62 miles) east of the Iraqi border.[8][9][10]
- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (29 December 2024). "Lorestan Province" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 29 December 2024.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
2016 Lorestan Provincewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Sub-national HDI – Area Database – Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Archived from the original on 23 September 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ^ "استانداری لرستان" (in Persian). Archived from the original on 29 November 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ "Luristan (Lorestan) Province". Iran Visitor. 23 February 2013. Archived from the original on 23 March 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
- ^ 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. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission of the Government Board. c. 2024 [Approved 21 June 1369]. Proposal 3233.1.5.53; Letter 907-93808; Notification 82816/T121K. Archived from the original on 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024 – via Lam ta Kam.
- ^ همشهری آنلاین-استانهای کشور به ۵ منطقه تقسیم شدند [Provinces were divided into 5 regions]. Hamshahri Online (in Persian). 22 June 2014. Archived from the original on 23 June 2014.
- ^ https://www.britannica.com/place/Khorramabad
- ^ https://arablit.org/2021/01/28/born-on-the-wrong-side-of-the-border/
- ^ https://www.meed.com/norways-dno-to-study-irans-changuleh-oilfield/
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