Borujerd ( fa, بروجرد ''Borūjerd'') is a city and the capital of
Borujerd County,
Lorestan Province in western
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 2016 census, its population was 234,997 persons. Among the existing modern cities in Iran, Borujerd is one of the oldest reported at least since the 9th century. In
Sassanid Empire
The Sasanian () or Sassanid Empire, officially known as the Empire of Iranians (, ) and also referred to by historians as the Neo-Persian Empire, was the History of Iran, last Iranian empire before the early Muslim conquests of the 7th-8th cen ...
, Borujerd was a small town and region neighboring
Nahavand
Nahavand ( fa, نهاوند, translit=Nahāvand / Nehāvend) is a city in Hamadan Province, Iran. It is the capital of Nahavand County. At the time of the 2006 census, its population was 72,218, in 19,419 families. It is located south of the ci ...
. Gaining more attention during
Great Seljuq Empire
The Great Seljuk Empire, or the Seljuk Empire was a high medieval, culturally Turko-Persian, Sunni Muslim empire, founded and ruled by the Qïnïq branch of Oghuz Turks. It spanned a total area of from Anatolia and the Levant in the west to t ...
in the 9th and 10th centuries, Borujerd stood as an industrial, commercial and strategic city in
Zagros Mountains
The Zagros Mountains ( ar, جبال زاغروس, translit=Jibal Zaghrus; fa, کوههای زاگرس, Kuh hā-ye Zāgros; ku, چیاکانی زاگرۆس, translit=Çiyakani Zagros; Turkish: ''Zagros Dağları''; Luri: ''Kuh hā-ye Zāgr ...
until the 20th century. In its golden ages, Borujerd was selected as the state capital of
Lorestan and
Khuzestan
Khuzestan Province (also spelled Xuzestan; fa, استان خوزستان ''Ostān-e Xūzestān'') is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is in the southwest of the country, bordering Iraq and the Persian Gulf. Its capital is Ahvaz and it cover ...
region during
Qajar dynasty
The Qajar dynasty (; fa, دودمان قاجار ', az, Qacarlar ) was an IranianAbbas Amanat, ''The Pivot of the Universe: Nasir Al-Din Shah Qajar and the Iranian Monarchy, 1831–1896'', I. B. Tauris, pp 2–3 royal dynasty of Turkic origin ...
in the 18th and 19th centuries. Due to the existence of a large number of production and industrial units and the supply of their products in the domestic and foreign markets, Borujerd is considered the industrial hub of
Lorestan province.
Geography and climate
Borujerd city is located approximately 1670 meters above sea level and has a moderate climate with cold winters. The highest point is
Garrin Mountain 3623 m above sea level and the lowest area is
Gelerood River in South with 1400 m elevation. Borujerd Township has 2600 km
2 area with approximately 400,000 inhabitants distributed in the city of
Oshtorinan and more than 180 villages. Owing to favorable topographic and climatic conditions, the plains are devoted to cultivation of grain. Wherever irrigation is possible (by means of qanāts, wells, diversion of water of streams), cotton, melons, grapes, and fruit trees (especially almonds) are grown.
Eckart Ehlers, “Borujerd”, Encyclopaedia Iranica. 1989
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Borujerd is located on Silakhor Plain which is the largest agricultural land of Lorestan. The high-elevated Zagros Mountains
The Zagros Mountains ( ar, جبال زاغروس, translit=Jibal Zaghrus; fa, کوههای زاگرس, Kuh hā-ye Zāgros; ku, چیاکانی زاگرۆس, translit=Çiyakani Zagros; Turkish: ''Zagros Dağları''; Luri: ''Kuh hā-ye Zāgr ...
surrounds it from South East to North West and the peaks are covered with snow most of the times. Rural people work in farms or keep their domestic animals. Other people work in governmental offices, armed forces, factories or small local businesses. The feet of Zagros Mountains is a great destination for nomads and many Lurs
Lurs () are an Iranian people living in the mountains of western Iran. The four Luri branches are the Bakhtiari, Mamasani, Kohgiluyeh and Lur proper, who are principally linked by the Luri language.
Lorestan Province is named after the Lur ...
and Bakhtiari nomads move there in summer. The area is paved with highways and is a crossroad between 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 Khuzestan Province
Khuzestan Province (also spelled Xuzestan; fa, استان خوزستان ''Ostān-e Xūzestān'') is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is in the southwest of the country, bordering Iraq and the Persian Gulf. Its capital is Ahvaz and it covers ...
as well as Isfahan Province and Kermanshah Province.
Population
Borujerd City has 256,962 inhabitants (estimated for 2006) and it is the 31st largest city in Iran and the 2nd largest in Loresta
Borujerd is the industrial point of Lorestan. Its historical and cultural background as well as its remarkable nature, has changed it to a tourist destination. The city has been named as Dār-Al-Sorur which means the house of happiness.Borujerd population was estimated about 20000 in mid-1800s. Official statistics by
Language
The people of Borujerd speak mostly the Borujerdi dialect, which is a distinctive dialect on the continuum between Luri and Persian, though to high degree affected by the specific accent common among the Jewish population of Borujerd since their escape from Mesopotamia. Other speech varieties such as Luri, Laki, and the local Judæo-Iranian dialect can be heard as well.
Historical attractions
*Jameh Mosque of Borujerd
Jameh ( fa, جمعه, also Romanized as Jamʿeh) is a village in Pian Rural District, in the Central District of Izeh County
Izeh County ( fa, شهرستان ایذه) is in Khuzestan province, Iran. The capital of the county is the city o ...
* Soltani Mosque of Borujerd
* Imamzadeh Ja'far, Borujerd
*Imamzadeh Ghasem, Borujerd
*Imamzadeh Ibrahim, Borujerd
*Imamzadeh Shahzadeh Abol-Hasan, Borujerd
*Imamzadeh Vallian, Borujerd
*Imamzadeh Ghasem, Borujerd
*Zavvarian Tomb of Borujerd
*Ghaleh Hatam Bridge, Borujerd
*Chalanchulan Bridge, Borujerd
*Ghorogh Hill, Borujerd
*Roomian Hill, Borujerd
* Bazaar of Borujerd
Parks and natural attractions
*Goldasht Valley, Borujerd
*Vennaii Village, Borujerd
*Chogha Hill of Borujerd
*Bishe Dalan Pound, Borujerd
*Oshtorankuh, Dorood
*Women's Park of Borujerd
The Women's Park of Borujerd ( fa, پارک بانوان بروجرد ''pārke bānovāne borūjerd'') is an urban park in the city of Borujerd, in the province of Lorestan, western Iran. Established in May 2001, according to Iran’s Cultural He ...
Notable people from Borujerd
* Seyyed Hossein Borujerdi, religious leader
* Abdolhossein Zarrinkoob, writer and historian
*Loris Tjeknavorian
Loris Haykasi Tjeknavorian ( hy, Լորիս Ճգնավորյան; fa, لوریس چکناواریان; born 13 October 1937) is an Iranian Armenian composer and conductor. He has appeared internationally as a conductor, serving as the principal ...
, musician
*Zahra Rahnavard
Zahra Rahnavard ( fa, زهرا رهنورد; born Zohreh Kazemi; 19 August 1945) is an Iranian academic, artist and politician. Rahnavard is a university professor, artist under house arrest from February 2011 to May 2018. In 2009, Foreign Pol ...
, artist and politician
*Mostafa Abdollahi
Mostafa Abdollahi (1955 – ) was a seminal Iranian stage and film actor, theater director, voice artist and theater instructor. He was widely recognized as an outstanding actor and the many productions that he directed provided him with a reputat ...
, director and actor
* Jafar Shahidi, historian, bibliographer
* Mehrdad Avesta, poet 20th-century
* Arvin Moazzami, athlete
*Ehsan Mohajer Shojaei
Ehsan Mohajer Shojaei ( fa, احسان مهاجر شجاعی , born 21 March 1983 in Borujerd) is an Iranian middle distance track athlete who specialized in the 800 metres. Mohajer Shojaei was a bronze medalist in the 2006 Asian Games and 2011 ...
, athlete
* Mahvash, singer, dancer and stage performer
*Ehsan Rouzbahani
Ehsan Rouzbahani ( fa, احسان روزبهانی; born June 23, 1988) is an Iranian boxer who competed at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics at light heavyweight.
At the 2010 Asian Games he lost his second bout to Elshod Rasulov. At the 2011 World Am ...
, athlete
*Ali Abdo
Ali Abdoh ( fa, علی عبده) was an Iranian boxer and founder of Persepolis F.C., one of the major teams in Iran. He was Chairman of Persepolis F.C. from 1963 to 1975.
Early life
He was born in 1928 in Persia. He was son of Mohammad Abdoh ...
, athlete
*Saman Salur
Saman Salur (born 1976) is an Iranian film director and screenwriter. He graduated from Soore University with a Bachelor of Film and Television in Directing.
He is known for directing and writing the comedy feature 'A Few Kilos of Dates for a ...
, film director
*Mohammad Boroujerdi
Mohammad Boroujerdi ( fa, محمد بروجردی, 1955 – 1983/05/22) was an Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps commander during the Iran–Iraq War. He played key roles in regaining control over the territories of Kurdistan by Iranian fo ...
, commander
* Reza Beiranvand, athlete
* Iraj Rad, actor
* Farnaz Esmaeilzadeh, athlete
* Mahmoud Saremi, reporter
*Abdolmohammad Ayati
Abdolmohammad Ayati ( fa, عبدالمحمد آیتی) was an Iranian author, translator and researcher in the field of philosophy, history and Persian and Arabic literature. He was born on 5 May 1926 in Borujerd, Borujerd County, Lorestan Provin ...
, author
* Mir Shamsuddin Adib-Soltani, philosopher
Gallery
File:Fadak Park Borujerd Iran.jpg, Fadak Park
File:Yadboodsquare.jpg, Yadbood Square.
File:SoltaniMosque7.jpg, Soltani Mosque (18th century)
File:The environs of Borujerd (Goldasht).JPG, Goldasht Valley.
File:Imamzadeh Jafar of Borujerd.jpg, Imamzadeh Ja'far (11th century)
File:Qale Hatam Bridge of Borujerd 1.jpg, Qale Hatam Bridge
File:Jame1.jpg, Jameh Mosque
A congregational mosque or Friday mosque (, ''masjid jāmi‘'', or simply: , ''jāmi‘''; ), or sometimes great mosque or grand mosque (, ''jāmi‘ kabir''; ), is a mosque for hosting the Friday noon prayers known as '' jumu'ah''.*
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File:Borujerd outskirts.jpg, Countryside of Borujerd.
File:Borujerd, View Of Takhti st.jpg, Borujerd View of Takhti street.
File:Borujerd-downtown.jpg, Borujerd downtown
See also
* 1909 Borujerd earthquake
* 2006 Borujerd earthquake
The 2006 Borujerd earthquake occurred in the early morning of 31 March in the South of Borujerd with destruction in Borujerd, Silakhor and Dorood areas of the Loristan Province in western Iran. The centre of the earthquake was in Darb-e Asta ...
* Borujerdi dialect
References
External links
*
Borujerd Information Portal
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Towns and villages in Borujerd County
Cities in Lorestan Province