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Khorramabad

Khorramabad
خرم‌آباد
City
Montage of Khorramabad, Clockwise:Falak-ol-Aflak Castle, Keeyow lake, Shapuri bridge, View of the Khorramabad city, Brick Minaret, Panorama of the Khorramabad
Montage of Khorramabad, Clockwise:Falak-ol-Aflak Castle, Keeyow lake, Shapuri bridge, View of the Khorramabad city, Brick Minaret, Panorama of the Khorramabad
The territory of the Khorramabad inside the province of Lorestan
The territory of the Khorramabad inside the province of Lorestan
Khorramabad is located in Iran
Khorramabad
Khorramabad
Coordinates: 33°29′16″N 48°21′21″E / 33.48778°N 48.35583°E / 33.48778; 48.35583
Country Iran
ProvinceLorestan
CountyKhorramabad
BakhshCentral
Elevation
1,147 m (3,763 ft)
Population
 (2016 Census)
  Urban
373,416[1]
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
  Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)
ClimateCsa
Websitewww.Khorramabad.ir

Khorramabad is a city in Iran. It is the capital of Lorestan Province. In 2016, about 373,000 people lived in the city. The city's industry is mainly focused on processing agricultural products.

The population of Khorramabad consists of Lurs and Laks, who speak Luri and Laki, respectively. Laki is more closely related to Kurdish than to Luri and is generally considered a Kurdish dialect.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]

References

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  1. "Statistical Centre of Iran > Home".
  2. https://jap.isca.ac.ir/article_75003.html?lang=en
  3. https://www.kurdsofillinois.org/boundaries-political-geography/
  4. https://jls.uok.ac.ir/article_63464.html?lang=en
  5. https://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/kermanshah-07-languages/
  6. https://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/lori-language-ii/
  7. https://www.culturalsurvival.org/publications/cultural-survival-quarterly/lurs-iran
  8. https://www.persiaadvisor.com/about-persia/lorestan-province/
  9. https://qjsd.scu.ac.ir/article_14887.html?lang=en
  10. https://medomed.org/featured_item/khorramabad-valley-and-its-cultural-landscape-iran/