Aleshtar

Aleshtar (Persian: الشتر, also Romanized as Alashtar and Alishtār; also known as Qal‘eh ‘Alishtār and Qal‘eh Moz̧affari)[2] is a city in and capital of Selseleh County, Lorestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 77,306, in 12,033 families.[3]

Aleshtar
الشتر
City
Aleshtar
Coordinates: 33°51′48″N 48°15′43″E
CountryIran
ProvinceLorestan
CountySelseleh
BakhshCentral
Population
 (2016 Census)
  Total33,558
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
  Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)
[1]

The city is populated by Kurds.[4]

References

  1. "Home". www.amar.org.ir. Statistical Center of Iran.
  2. Aleshtar can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3052297" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  3. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-11-11.
  4. Lazard, Gilbert (1992). "Le dialecte laki d'Aleshtar: kurde meridional". Studia Iranica. Association pour l'avancement des études iraniennes. 21 (2): 215–245. doi:10.2143/SI.21.2.2014399.
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