Aligudarz
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Aligudarz
Persian: اليگودرز
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 Central Square of Aligudarz
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  Aligudarz | |
| Coordinates: 33°24′09″N 49°41′25″E | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Lorestan |
| County | Aligudarz |
| District | Central |
| Population
(2016)
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| • Total | 89,268 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| Climate | Csa |
Aligudarz (Persian: اليگودرز), also known as ‘Ali Gudār, is a city in the Central District of Aligudarz County, Lorestan province, Iran, and serves as both capital of the district and of the county.
At the 2006 National Census, its population was 78,690 in 18,115 households. The following census in 2011 counted 87,967 people in 23,181 households. The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 89,268 people in 25,646 households.
Aligudarz is located 420 km from Tehran and is in a region that is a mixture of plains and foothills, thus enjoying a mountainous, mild climate. Oshtorankuh Mountain range and Aligudarz River are here.
Climate
Aligudarz has a humid continental climate (Dsa).
| Climate data for Aligoodarz (1986-2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 15.6 (60.1) |
17.2 (63.0) |
23.6 (74.5) |
27.0 (80.6) |
32.0 (89.6) |
36.5 (97.7) |
38.6 (101.5) |
38.0 (100.4) |
35.0 (95.0) |
28.4 (83.1) |
22.0 (71.6) |
20.0 (68.0) |
38.6 (101.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 4.1 (39.4) |
6.5 (43.7) |
11.5 (52.7) |
17.2 (63.0) |
22.9 (73.2) |
29.8 (85.6) |
33.5 (92.3) |
33.0 (91.4) |
28.8 (83.8) |
21.5 (70.7) |
13.5 (56.3) |
7.6 (45.7) |
19.2 (66.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −1.0 (30.2) |
1.2 (34.2) |
5.8 (42.4) |
11.1 (52.0) |
15.9 (60.6) |
21.2 (70.2) |
25.3 (77.5) |
24.8 (76.6) |
20.3 (68.5) |
14.4 (57.9) |
7.7 (45.9) |
2.6 (36.7) |
12.4 (54.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −6.1 (21.0) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
0.2 (32.4) |
5.0 (41.0) |
8.9 (48.0) |
12.7 (54.9) |
17.0 (62.6) |
16.7 (62.1) |
11.8 (53.2) |
7.2 (45.0) |
1.9 (35.4) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
5.7 (42.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −31.0 (−23.8) |
−20.0 (−4.0) |
−17.4 (0.7) |
−7.0 (19.4) |
0.8 (33.4) |
6.4 (43.5) |
10.0 (50.0) |
9.0 (48.2) |
4.6 (40.3) |
0.4 (32.7) |
−9.0 (15.8) |
−17.6 (0.3) |
−31.0 (−23.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 49.3 (1.94) |
52.8 (2.08) |
80.0 (3.15) |
62.8 (2.47) |
24.2 (0.95) |
1.7 (0.07) |
2.3 (0.09) |
0.9 (0.04) |
2.0 (0.08) |
21.1 (0.83) |
48.6 (1.91) |
55.9 (2.20) |
401.6 (15.81) |
| Average snowy days | 7.5 | 6.8 | 4.1 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 5.0 | 25.1 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 62 | 59 | 51 | 46 | 37 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 34 | 51 | 60 | 41 |
| Source: [1] | |||||||||||||
Main sights
In the mountains and hills around Aligudarz, ancient objects have been discovered, including rectangular brick earthenware from the thirteenth century AD.
Important natural and historical sites of Aligudarz include:
- Ab Sefid (literally "White Water") waterfall
- Aligudarz Forests
- Sayleh castle
- Tamandar and Bexnavid caves
- Masisilan Ancient Hill
- Mandish mountain
- Chakan Waterfall
- Shoul Abad landscapes
Notables from Aligudarz
- Mehdi Karroubi, politician
- Morteza Mousavi, Shia Cleric
- Hamed Lak, football player
- Omid, singer
Gallery
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Road in vicinity of Aligoudarz at winter. -
Ab Sefid Waterfall
