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Aleshtar
Persian: الشتر
City
Aleshtar is located in Iran
Aleshtar
Aleshtar
Location within Iran
Coordinates: 33°51′55″N 48°15′44″E / 33.86528°N 48.26222°E / 33.86528; 48.26222
CountryIran
ProvinceLorestan
CountySelseleh
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)[1]
  Total
33,558
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Aleshtar (Persian: الشتر)[a] is a city in the Central District of Selseleh County, Lorestan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[3]

Demographics

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Ethnicity

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The city is populated by Laki-speaking Kurds.[4]

Population

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At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 28,306 in 6,033 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 30,257 people in 7,606 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 33,558 people in 9,294 households.[1]

Climate

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Aleshtar has a mediterranean climate(Csa) in Köppen climate classification with influences of continental climate(Dsa) as mean daily temperatures are near the freezing point in winter. Summers are dry and hot with very low precipitation from June to September.

Climate data for Aleshtar (1997-2010, elevation:1567.2)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Daily mean °C (°F) 0.9
(33.6)
3.4
(38.1)
7.5
(45.5)
11.7
(53.1)
15.5
(59.9)
20.1
(68.2)
23.7
(74.7)
23.8
(74.8)
19.2
(66.6)
14.7
(58.5)
8.2
(46.8)
4.1
(39.4)
12.7
(54.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 69.8
(2.75)
73.8
(2.91)
69.2
(2.72)
64.2
(2.53)
18.3
(0.72)
0.4
(0.02)
0.3
(0.01)
0.6
(0.02)
1.4
(0.06)
24.6
(0.97)
65.8
(2.59)
71.0
(2.80)
459.4
(18.1)
Source: IRIMO(temperature[7]), (precipitation[8])

See also

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flag Iran portal

Notes

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  1. Also romanized as Alashtar; also known as Alishtār, Qal‘eh ‘Alishtār, and Qal‘eh Moz̧affari[2]

References

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  1. 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان لرستان [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Lorestan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
  2. Aleshtar at GEOnet Names Server
  3. Habibi, Hassan (16 November 1994) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1373.8.25 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تأسیس شهرستان پلدختر به مرکزیت شهر پلدختر شهرستان سلسله به مرکزیت شهر الشتر و شهرستان ازنا به مرکزیت شهر ازنا در استان لرستان [‌Creation and establishment of Pol-e Dokhtar County with the center of Pol-e Dokhtar city, Selseleh County, with the center of Aleshtar city, and Azna County with the center of Azna city]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. پیشنهاد شماره [Proposal No.] 1.4.42.6042. Archived from the original on 29 January 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
  4. Lazard, Gilbert (1992). "Le dialecte laki d'Aleshtar: kurde meridional". Studia Iranica. 21 (2). Association pour l'avancement des études iraniennes: 215–245. doi:10.2143/SI.21.2.2014399.
  5. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان لرستان [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Lorestan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
  6. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان لرستان [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Lorestan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
  7. "Form 5 : Average of mean daily temperature in C. Station: Aleshtar(40776)". Chaharmahalmet (asp). Iran Meteorological Organization. Archived from the original on 23 January 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  8. "Form 25: Monthly total of precipitation in mm. Station: Akeshtar(40776)". Chaharmahalmet (asp). Iran Meteorological Organization. Archived from the original on 21 March 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2024.