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
Country Iran
ProvinceLorestan
CountySelseleh
BakhshCentral
Population
 (2016 Census)
  Total33,558 [1]
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
  Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

The city is populated by Kurds.[4]

References

  1. https://www.amar.org.ir/english
  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)". Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2011-11-11.
  4. Lazard, Gilbert (1992). "Le dialecte laki d'Aleshtar: kurde meridional". 21 (2). Association pour l'avancement des études iraniennes: 215–245. doi:10.2143/SI.21.2.2014399. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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