Sisakht ( fa, سیسخت; lrc, سیسخت, SỉSext; also
Romanize
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d as Sīsakht and Sī Sakht; also known as Deh Bozorg-e Sīsakht, Deh Bozorg-e Sīsākht, and Deh-e Bozorg Sīsakht) is a city in and the capital of
Dena County,
Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province,
Iran
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. At the 2006 census, its population was 6,342, in 1,528 families.
Sisakht is located on the foothills of
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 Zāgro ...
, 34 km from
Yasuj
Yasuj ( fa, ; also romanized as Yāsūj, Yasooj, and Yesūj; Luri: ''Jasuc'' or ''Jasyç'') is a city and capital of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 96,786, in 20,297 families.
Yasuj is an indu ...
, in the northern part of the province. The area of Dana is a
protected area
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.
History
Traces of ancient pottery have been found in excavations in Sisakht, as well as graves dating to c. 3000 BC.
In
Telespid, registered in the
Iranian national heritage Organization list, there are traces of Sassanian and Safavid eras.
Climate
References
Gallery
Populated places in Dana County
Cities in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province
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