Yasuj ( fa, ; also

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d as Yāsūj, Yasooj, and Yesūj;

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: ''Jasuc'' or ''Jasyç'') is a city and capital of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province,

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. At the 2006 census, its population was 96,786, in 20,297 families. Yasuj is an industrial city in the

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 ...

of southwestern Iran. The term ''Yasuj'' is also used to refer to the entire region. Yasuj has a sugar processing plant.

History

The area of Yasuj has been settled since as early as the

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. Findings include the Martyrs Hills (dating from 3rd millennium BC), the Khosravi Hill from the Achaemenian period, the ancient site of Gerd, the Pataveh bridge, and the Pay-e Chol cemetery. Yasuj is the place where

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and his

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ian forces stormed the ''

Persian Gates Persian Gate or the Susian Gate was the ancient name of the pass now known as Tang-e Meyran, connecting Yasuj with Sedeh to the east, crossing the border of the modern Kohgiluyeh va Boyer Ahmad and Fars provinces of Iran, passing south of the Kuh ...

'' (''Darvazeh-ye Fars''), and found a way into the Persian heartland (331 BC). The Yasuj Museum, which opened in 2002, displays coins, statues, pottery, and bronze vessels recovered from surrounding archaeological sites.

Climate

Yasuj has the typical continental-influenced

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(

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''Csa'') of western Iran, though because of its location in the direct line of rain-bearing winds from the Persian Gulf it is the wettest Iranian city south of the Elburz Mountains with an annual rainfall nine times that of

Isfahan Isfahan ( fa, اصفهان, Esfahân ), from its Achaemenid empire, ancient designation ''Aspadana'' and, later, ''Spahan'' in Sassanian Empire, middle Persian, rendered in English as ''Ispahan'', is a major city in the Greater Isfahan Regio ...

and twice that of

Kermanshah Kermanshah ( fa, کرمانشاه, Kermânšâh ), also known as Kermashan (; romanized: Kirmaşan), is the capital of Kermanshah Province, located from Tehran in the western part of Iran. According to the 2016 census, its population is 946,68 ...

. The heavy precipitation allows the existence of small

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s on the highest Zagros peaks – in contrast the Kuhrud Mountains to the east have no glaciers despite being of the same height due to aridity. The long dry season sees only on average of rainfall between June and September, with the wet season extending into October, unlike many other Mediterranean climates.

Population

According to the general population and housing census in 2016, the population of this city was 134,532 people (in 54,850 households). The population of Yasuj city in 2016, including some suburban villages, is just over 250,000 people.

Economy

The economy of Yasuj is based on the following local activities: * baskets * carpets/rugs *

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tiles * bricks * livestock feed By 2014 a new refinery will be constructed by the private sector, at a cost of $2.2 billion. It will produce petrol, gasoil, kerosene, furnace oil, liquefied gas, asphalt, and sulfur.

Education

Yasouj University Yasuj University'' is a public university in the province of Kohgiloyeh and Boyerahmad, Iran. University Rank In 1398, Yasuj University rankings conducted by the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology was ranked 10th among comprehen ...

Yasuj University of Medical Sciences Yasuj University of Medical Sciences (YUMS) ( Persian: دانشگاه علوم پزشکی یاسوج, ''Danushgah-e 'lum-e Pezeshki-ye Yasuj'') is one of the State Universities of Iran under the supervision of the Ministry of Health and Medical E ...

World Health Organization (2000) ''World Directory of Medical Schools: Répertoire mondial des écoles de médecine'' World Health Organization, Geneva, p. 199, *

Yasuj Azad University Yasuj ( fa, ; also romanized as Yāsūj, Yasooj, and Yesūj; Luri language, 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. Ya ...

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References

External links

Official website

Photo of Yasuj city
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{{Authority control Populated places in Boyer-Ahmad County Cities in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province Iranian provincial capitals