Aleshtar

Aleshtar

Persian: الشتر
Aleshtar Persian: الشتر
City
	Aleshtar
	Coordinates: 33°51′55″N 48°15′44″E / 33.86528°N 48.26222°E
Country	Iran
Province	Lorestan
County	Selseleh
District	Central
Population (2016)
• Total	33,558
Time zone	UTC+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.^[4] The city is populated by Kurds.^[5]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 28,306 in 6,033 households.^[6] The following census in 2011 counted 30,257 people in 7,606 households.^[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 33,558 people in 9,294 households.^[2]

Climate

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^[8]), (precipitation^[9])

Notes

^ Also romanized as Alashtar; also known as Alishtār, Qal‘eh ‘Alishtār, and Qal‘eh Moz̧affari^[3]

References

^ OpenStreetMap contributors (28 August 2023). "Aleshtar, Selseleh County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 28 August 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 15. Archived from the original (Excel) on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
^ 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".
^ Habibi, Hassan. "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". Research Center of the System of Laws of the Islamic Council of Farabi Mobile Library (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 29 January 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
^ 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.
^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 15. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 15. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
^ "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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ "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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link) CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)