Lorestan province - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lorestan Province | |
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![]() Location of Lorestan within Iran | |
Coordinates: 33°29′14″N 48°21′14″E / 33.4871°N 48.3538°E | |
Country | Iran |
Capital | Khorramabad |
Counties | 10 |
Area | |
• Total | 28,294 km2 (10,924 sq mi) |
Population (2006)[1] | |
• Total | 1,716,527 |
• Density | 61/km2 (160/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+03:30 (IRST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+04:30 (IRST) |
Main language(s) | Luri |
Lorestan Province is a province of western Iran. It is the home land of the Lurs people and of the Luri language. Lorestan is in the Zagros Mountains, in the western part of Iran.
Some of the important cities are Khorramabad, Borujerd, and Aligudarz.
References
[change | change source]Other websites
[change | change source]- Governor's Office Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine
- Information portal Archived 2005-03-22 at the Wayback Machine