Aligudarz ( fa, اليگودرز), also known as ‘Ali Gudār, is a city and capital of
Aligudarz County
Aligudarz County ( fa, شهرستان الیگودرز) is located in Lorestan province, Iran. The capital of the county is Aligudarz. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 134,802, in 28,668 households. Retrieved 7 November 2022 At t ...
,
Lorestan Province,
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...
. At the 2006 census, its population was 78,690, in 18,115 families.
Aligudarz is located 420 km from
Tehran
Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is the most popul ...
and situated in a region which is a mixture of plain and foothill, thus enjoying a mountainous mild climate. Oshtorankuh Mountain range and Aligudarz River are situated here.
Climate
Aligudarz has a
humid continental climate
A humid continental climate is a climatic region defined by Russo-German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1900, typified by four distinct seasons and large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and freezing ...
(Dsa).
Main sights
In the mountains and hills around Aligudarz, ancient objects have been discovered including rectangular brick earthenware from the thirteenth century AD.
Important natural and historical sites of Aligudarz include:
* Ab Sefid (literally "White Water") waterfall
* Aligudarz Forests
* Sayleh castle
* Tamandar and Bexnavid caves
* Masisilan Ancient Hill
* Mandish mountain
* Chakan Waterfall
* Shoul Abad landscapes
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Notables from Aligudarz
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Mehdi Karroubi
Mehdi Karroubi ( fa, مهدی کروبی, Mehdi Karrubi, born 26 September 1937) is an Iranian Shia cleric and Iranian reform movement, reformist politician leading the National Trust Party (Iran), National Trust Party. Following 2009–2010 Iran ...
, politician
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Hamed Lak
Hamed Lak ( fa, حامد لک, born 24 November 1990) is an Iranian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Persian Gulf Pro League club Mes Rafsanjan.
Club career
He is a product of Saba Qom youth academy. He was promoted to the ...
, football player
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Omid
''Omid'' ( fa, امید, meaning "Hope") was Iran's first domestically made satellite. Omid was a data-processing satellite for research and telecommunications; Iran's state television reported that it was successfully launched on 2 February 2009 ...
, singer
References
Towns and villages in Aligudarz County
Cities in Lorestan Province
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