Ramhormoz
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Ramhormoz
Persian: رامهرمز
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City | |
 Main building of Samimi Mansion
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  Ramhormoz  Ramhormoz | |
| Coordinates: 31°16′31″N 49°36′16″E | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Khuzestan |
| County | Ramhormoz |
| District | Central |
| Area | |
| • Total | 49.49 km2 (19.11 sq mi) |
| Population
(2016)
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| • Total | 74,285 |
| • Density | 1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Ramhormoz (Persian: رامهرمز) is a city in the Central District of Ramhormoz County, Khuzestan province, Iran, and serves as both capital of the county and of the district. In ancient times it had been known as Samangan, having been established by the Sassanid king Hormizd I, although an Elamite tomb has been found as well. The historical territory of Ramshir is in this area, only 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) away from the city.
At the 2006 National Census, its population was 49,822 in 10,966 households. The following census in 2011 counted 69,869 people in 17,046 households. The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 74,285 people in 20,127 households.
According to a hadith in Sahih al-Bukhari, Ramhormoz is the ancestral homeland of Salman the Persian, a companion of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad.
History
The proper history of the city begins in the Sassanid era, although there have been Elamite remains found in and around the city as well. The tomb of the Sassanid founder of the city, Hormizd I, is commonly thought to be situated within the city. "With the gradual Muslim conquest of Khuzestan in the 7th century, Rāmhormoz was the scene of a peace agreement between the local Sasanian satrap, Hormozān, and the commander of the Muslim army.".
During the Islamic times, it was remarked by Muslim Geographers that the city contained a library comparable only to the one in Basra in the wealth of its collection, and that silk was produced in the city and distributed to distant lands. The city enjoyed incredible opulence before entering a state of decline.
The 14th century Muslim Moroccan Berber traveler and explorer, Ibn Battuta, visited the city during his travels and described the city as "a fine city with fruit-trees and rivers."
From late Safavid times until the Qajar era, the allegiance of the city frequently shifted between Khuzestan and Fars. In the 18th and 19th centuries, Lurs and Arabs started to settle within and around the city from nearby lands.
People
The language of the people of Ramhormoz (which is also called Rumezi) is a Bakhtiari dialect.
Climate
Ramhormoz has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification: BSh).
| Climate data for Ramhormoz (1987–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 27.2 (81.0) |
31.0 (87.8) |
37.4 (99.3) |
43.2 (109.8) |
47.8 (118.0) |
50.6 (123.1) |
51.6 (124.9) |
51.4 (124.5) |
48.6 (119.5) |
43.0 (109.4) |
35.8 (96.4) |
31.0 (87.8) |
51.6 (124.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 17.1 (62.8) |
20.2 (68.4) |
25.2 (77.4) |
32.1 (89.8) |
39.7 (103.5) |
44.5 (112.1) |
46.0 (114.8) |
45.8 (114.4) |
42.0 (107.6) |
35.9 (96.6) |
26.7 (80.1) |
19.8 (67.6) |
32.9 (91.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 12.7 (54.9) |
15.0 (59.0) |
19.2 (66.6) |
25.4 (77.7) |
32.2 (90.0) |
36.3 (97.3) |
38.2 (100.8) |
38.0 (100.4) |
34.2 (93.6) |
28.9 (84.0) |
20.7 (69.3) |
15.0 (59.0) |
26.3 (79.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 9.3 (48.7) |
9.8 (49.6) |
13.3 (55.9) |
18.7 (65.7) |
24.7 (76.5) |
28.2 (82.8) |
30.5 (86.9) |
30.1 (86.2) |
26.3 (79.3) |
21.8 (71.2) |
14.7 (58.5) |
10.2 (50.4) |
19.7 (67.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −0.8 (30.6) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
2.8 (37.0) |
7.6 (45.7) |
15.6 (60.1) |
21.6 (70.9) |
23.4 (74.1) |
22.6 (72.7) |
18.4 (65.1) |
12.4 (54.3) |
2.2 (36.0) |
0.6 (33.1) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 77.1 (3.04) |
42.5 (1.67) |
43.2 (1.70) |
19.7 (0.78) |
1.9 (0.07) |
0.1 (0.00) |
0.1 (0.00) |
0.2 (0.01) |
0.9 (0.04) |
8.0 (0.31) |
29.0 (1.14) |
87.5 (3.44) |
310.2 (12.21) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 7.0 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 3.4 | 5.7 | 29.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 69 | 58 | 48 | 37 | 21 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 28 | 45 | 65 | 37 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 175.5 | 195.1 | 229.8 | 233.4 | 290.6 | 339.6 | 336.1 | 339.8 | 309.8 | 272.3 | 214.7 | 178.3 | 3,115 |
| Source: Iran Meteorological Organization (records), (temperatures), (precipitation), (humidity), (days with precipitation),
(sunshine) |
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See also
- Tashkooh mountain
- Abū Muḥammad al-Ḥasan ibn ʻAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Khallād al-Rāmahurmuzī—an early Islamic scholar and hadith specialist