Kohgiluyeh and Buyer Ahmad Province
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Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province is one of the 31 provinces
of Iran
. It is in the south-west of the country, and its capital is Yasuj
. The province covers an area of 15,563 square kilometers, and in 2006 had a population of 634,000. The people mainly speak in Lurish language.
summit with a height of 4,409 meters.
The mountain range of Dena, with more than 20 elevations and over 4000 meters high above the sea level, is, in fact, the great Himalayas in miniature.
The mountain range, which is located in Kohgiluyeh va Buyer Ahmad province, is covered with oak forests.
Natural springs, singing of the birds, and fresh air fascinate all lovers of nature.
Provinces of Iran
Iran is subdivided into thirty one provinces , each governed from a local center, usually the largest local city, which is called the capital of that province...
of Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
. It is in the south-west of the country, and its capital is Yasuj
Yasuj
Yasuj is a city in and the capital of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 96,786, in 20,297 families.Yasuj is an industrial city in the Zagros Mountains of southwestern Iran...
. The province covers an area of 15,563 square kilometers, and in 2006 had a population of 634,000. The people mainly speak in Lurish language.
Geography
The province is mostly mountainous in terrain, part of the Zagros range. The highest point is the DenaDena
Dena is a mountain range within the Zagros Mountains of West/Southwestern Iran.The Dena is a part of the Zagros mountain range, situated on the boundary of the Isfahan, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad and Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari provinces...
summit with a height of 4,409 meters.
The mountain range of Dena, with more than 20 elevations and over 4000 meters high above the sea level, is, in fact, the great Himalayas in miniature.
The mountain range, which is located in Kohgiluyeh va Buyer Ahmad province, is covered with oak forests.
Natural springs, singing of the birds, and fresh air fascinate all lovers of nature.
Administrative divisions
| Map | Abbreviation in map | County County A county is a jurisdiction of local government in certain modern nations. Historically in mainland Europe, the original French term, comté, and its equivalents in other languages denoted a jurisdiction under the sovereignty of a count A county is a jurisdiction of local government in certain... (Shahrestan Shahrestan Shahrestan or Shahristan may refer to:*Counties of Iran*Shahristan District*Shahrestan, Afghanistan... ) |
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| D | Dehdasht Dehdasht Dehdasht is a city in and the capital of Kohgiluyeh County, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 49,995, in 9,628 families.... |
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| G | Gachsaran Gachsaran Dogonbadan is a city in and the capital of Gachsaran County, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 81,902, in 18,264 families.The people speak in the Southern Lurish and Qashqai Turkic.... |
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| Y | Yasooj | |
| b | bahmai | |
| d | dena Dena Dena is a mountain range within the Zagros Mountains of West/Southwestern Iran.The Dena is a part of the Zagros mountain range, situated on the boundary of the Isfahan, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad and Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari provinces... |
Colleges and universities
External links
- Official website of Kohgiluyeh and Buyer Ahmad Governorship
- A Boyer-Ahmad-i folk-song sung by Shusha Guppy in the 1970s: Girl from Boyer-Ahmad-i Tribe.