Khorramabad

Khorramabad, alternatively romanized as Khorramābād, Khoramabad, Khurramabad, Khorram Abad, Xurremabad, Xorramâbâd or Khur Ramābād, is a city in the Central District of Khorramabad County, Lorestan province, Iran, and serves as capital of the district, the county, and the province.
At the 2006 National Census, its population was 328,544 in 75,945 households. The following census in 2011 counted 348,216 people in 94,747 households. The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 373,416 people in 109,231 households.
Khorramabad is in the Zagros Mountains. Khorramabad Airport is 3 km south of the city proper.
Although not a major tourist destination, it is quite scenic and possesses several attractions, such as five Paleolithic cave-dwelling sites.
Demographics
The city population is predominantly Lur and the largest Luri-speaking city in the country. The linguistic composition of the city:
History
Pre-Islamic era
Simash
During the late third millennium B.C. and early second millennium B.C., when Simashki sovereigns was ruling on Elam, for the first time a fort was built on the peak of a natural cliff to protect the city against its enemies. Six hundred years later, Ellipi kings built a new fort on the ruins of the old one. Simash was the name of the place. It was the capital of Simashki dynasty.
Hazaraspids
The founder of the Hazaraspid dynasty was Abu Tahir ibn Muhammad, a descendant of the Shabankara chieftain Fadluya. Fadluya was initially a commander of the Salghurids of Fars and was appointed governor of Kuhgiluya, but eventually gained independence in Luristan and extended his realm as far as Isfahan.
Safavid dynasty
During the reign of the Safavid dynasty, Khorramabad was the administrative center of Luristan Province. In the wake of the demise of the Safavids, after the signing of the Treaty of Constantinople (1724) with Imperial Russia, the Ottomans conquered Khorramabad on the 6th of September 1725.
Monuments
Brick minaret
Brick Minaret is a cylindrical brick tower from Seljuq and Buyid dynasties located inside the ancient city of Shapur khast, south of Khorramabad.
ُThis Iranian minaret is a combination of the Indian Stupa, commemorative columns, and the central Asia tradition of tower building for defensive and communication purposes.
Sahpuri Bridge
Colleges and universities
Islamic Azad University of Khorram Abad
Lorestan University
Lorestan University of Medical Sciences
Madanni Technical College
Sister cities and twin towns
Photo gallery
Climate
Khorramabad has mild and semi-humid Mediterranean climate with high amount of rainfall during spring and winter. It is the sixth cities in Iran having high level of annual rainfall.
Khorramabad has what is classed under the Köppen climate classification as a Hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa) climate. Its elevation is 1147.8 above sea level. Average annual precipitation is 511.06 and its average annual temperature is 17.21 Celsius.
See also
List of World Heritage Sites in Iran
References
External links
Khorramabad municipality
Populated places in Khorramabad County
Cities in Lorestan Province
Iranian provincial capitals
Archaeological sites in Iran
Ancient Iranian cities
Architecture in Iran