Place:Shahr-e Kord

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Short description: City in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, Iran



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Shahr-e Kord (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter has terminated with signal "24".)[lower-alpha 1] is a city in the Central District of Shahrekord County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district.[4] It is the largest city in the province, and is 90 km away from Iran's third largest city, Isfahan.

Name

According to the Historical Dictionary of the Kurds, the city was originally known as Deh-e Kord. ("deh" meaning "village") In 1935, the name was changed to Shahr-e Kord ("shahr" meaning city) to reflect the growth of the city and its population.[5] The name "Deh Kurd" is also visible in the Kurdistan et groupements Kurdes isolés.[6]

Coins have been found in Shahr-e Kord dating back to the Sasanian and Parthian era.[7]

Demographics

Language

The linguistic composition of the city:[8]

Shahr-e Kord linguistic composition
Language percent
New Persian
 
 50%
Bakhtiari Luri
 
 35%
Chaharmahali Turkic
 
 15%

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 126,746 in 31,977 households.[9] The following census in 2011 counted 159,775 people in 44,081 households.[10] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 190,441 people in 55,492 households.[11]

Geography

Location

Shahr-e Kord is located about Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter has terminated with signal "24". southwest of Isfahan and Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter has terminated with signal "24". of Tehran. It is topographically situated in the north of the Zagros Mountains. Being located Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter has terminated with signal "24". above sea level, Shahr-e Kord is the most elevated among the centers of the provinces of Iran, known as the Roof of Iran.[12]

Climate

Shahr-e Kord has a hot-summer mediterranean continental climate (Köppen: Dsa, Trewartha: Dc), with hot summer days, cool summer nights, cold winter days, and freezing winter nights. The annual average temperature in Shahr-e Kord is about 11.4°C (52.5°F). The absolute minimum temperature recorded in Shahr-e Kord since the start of keeping records has been Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter has terminated with signal "24". on 29 December 2004, while the highest maximum temperature ever recorded was Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter has terminated with signal "24". on 15 July 1977.[13] January is the coldest month and July is the hottest month. Although the humidity level is moderate or high in winter, the amount of rainfall is close to zero in planting seasons, except for April and May.

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Economy

Transportation

Shahrekord Airport is a domestic airport located to the south of the city. It currently has flights to and from two cities: Tehran and Mashhad.

Education

Azad University of Shahr-e Kord with 7,400 students
Shahr-e Kord University with 5,713 students

There are three universities in the city of Shahr-e Kord. The public and state university is Shahr-e Kord University (SKU) with 5,713 students. The other universities are Shahr-e Kord University of Medical Sciences (SKUMS) with 1,690 students and Islamic Azad University of Shahr-e Kord Branch (IAUSHK) with 7,400 students.

Sister cities

  • TajikistanLua error: Internal error: The interpreter has terminated with signal "24". Dushanbe, Tajikistan[14]

Notable people

Notable people from Shahr-e Kord include painter Arghavan Khosravi.[15]

  • Mellat Park, Shahr-e Kord
    Mellat Park, Shahr-e Kord
  • Bazaar Intersection, core of the city
    Bazaar Intersection, core of the city
  • Abi Square
    Abi Square
  • Ferdowsi Square
    Ferdowsi Square
  • Imam Hossein Square
    Imam Hossein Square
  • Bostane Madar
    Bostane Madar

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See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Also romanized as Šahr-e Kord, Shahr Kord, Shahr Kurd, and Shahrekord[3]

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References

  1. ↑ Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter has terminated with signal "24".
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  3. ↑ Shahr-e Kord can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3084174" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ↑ Habibi, Hassan (12 September 1990). "Error: no |title= specified when using {{Cite web}}" (in fa). Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter has terminated with signal "24". [Ministry of the Interior]. https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/113039. 
  5. ↑ Gunter, Michael M. (2011). Historical Dictionary of the Kurds (2nd ed.). Scarecrow Press. p. 203. ISBN 978-0810867512.
  6. ↑ "Kurdistan et groupements Kurdes isolés". https://collections.lib.uwm.edu/digital/collection/agdm/id/5773. 
  7. ↑ http://www.sh-shahrekord.ir/user/Index.jsp?SID=39&lang=Fap
  8. ↑ "Language distribution: Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province". http://iranatlas.net/index.html?module=module.language-distribution.chahar_mahal_va_bakhtiari#eyJ0IjoieCIsImkiOiI0ZjRkNzFhMjIxNDA1NDdhMWFkOWViNzU3MDBjZmY4MyIsInMiOjE2OTU1NDExNjg1NDd9. 
  9. ↑ "Error: no |title= specified when using {{Cite web}}" (in fa) (Excel). http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/14.xls. 
  10. ↑ "Error: no |title= specified when using {{Cite web}}" (in fa) (Excel). https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Chahar-Mahal-and-Bakhtiari.xls. 
  11. ↑ "Error: no |title= specified when using {{Cite web}}" (in fa) (Excel). https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_14.xlsx. 
  12. ↑ "About the City". https://www.sku.ac.ir/University_AboutCity.aspx. 
  13. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named records
  14. ↑ "Archived copy". http://www.farsnews.ir/newstext.php?nn=13900612000453. 
  15. ↑ Fenstermaker, Will (October 30, 2019). "Facing Duality: Arghavan Khosravi". https://bombmagazine.org/articles/facing-duality-arghavan-khosravi-interviewed/. 

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