Shahr-e Kord
Persian: شهركرد
Ancient names: Dezh Gord, Deh Kord
City
Panoramic view of Shahr-e Kord in 2013
Panoramic view of Shahr-e Kord in 2013
Nickname(s): 
The City of Kindness, Bam-e Iran (Roof of Iran)
Shahr-e Kord is located in Iran
Shahr-e Kord
Shahr-e Kord
Coordinates: 32°19′52″N 50°51′34″E / 32.33111°N 50.85944°E / 32.33111; 50.85944[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceChaharmahal and Bakhtiari
CountyShahrekord
DistrictCentral
Elevation
2,070 m (6,790 ft)
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total190,441
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Shahr-e Kord (Persian: شهركرد, also Romanized as Shahrekord and Shahr Kord[3]) is a city in the Central District of Shahrekord County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district.[4] It is the largest city in the province, and is 90 km away from Iran's third largest city, Isfahan. Shahr-e Kord is populated by Persians, Lurs and Turkic people.[5][6]

At the 2006 census, its population was 126,746 in 31,977 households.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 159,775 people in 44,081 households.[8] The latest census in 2016 showed the population had risen to 190,441 people in 55,492 households.[2]

Etymology

Shahr-e Kord, at face value, seems to mean "City of the Kurds". In antiquity, the place had been called "Dezh Gord" (دژگرد), where dezh (دژ) means "fortress" and gord (گرد) means "hero".[citation needed] After the Muslim conquest of Persia, the name changed to "Deh Kord" (Persian: دهكرد); dezh was reinterpreted as deh (ده) meaning "village" and gord became kord because the Arabic alphabet lacks the letters "g" (گ), and "zh" (ژ).[9] Other examples of cities whose names changed partly due to the influence of the Arabic language are Chamgordan, Boroujerd and Dezful, which were called Chamgord, Borougord and Dezhpol, respectively, before the Islamic conquest. In 1935, the name was finally changed to its present form with deh being replaced with shahr (شهر) meaning "city", which better reflects the size of Shahr-e Kord.[citation needed] On the other side, Lurs have been known as Kurds in the post Islamic conquest literature. Michael M. Gunter states that Lurs are closely related to the Kurds but that they "apparently began to be distinguished from the Kurds 1,000 years ago."[10]

History

Coins have been found in Shahr-e Kord dating back to the Sassanian and Parthian era.[11]

Notable people from Shahr-e Kord include painter Arghavan Khosravi.[12]

Language

The linguistic composition of the city:[13]

Shahr-e Kord linguistic composition
Language percent
New Persian
 
 50%
Bakhtiari Luri
 
 35%
Chaharmahali Turkic
 
 15%

Geography

Shahr-e Kord (Zagros) is located about 90 km (56 mi) southwest of Isfahan and 512 km (318 mi) of Tehran. It is topographically situated in the north of the Zagros Mountains. Being located 2,070 m (6,790 ft) above the sea level, Shahr-e Kord (Zagros) is the most elevated among the centers of the provinces of Iran, known as the Roof of Iran.[citation needed]

City view From Park Mellat, Shar-e Kord

Climate

Shahr-e Kord (Zagros) has a hot-summer mediterranean continental climate (Köppen: Dsa, Trewartha: Dc), with hot summer days, cool summer nights, very cold winter days and freezing winter nights. The annual average temperature in Shahr-e Kord (Zagros) is about 11.4°C (52.5°F). The absolute minimum temperature recorded in Shahr-e Kord (Zagros) since the start of keeping records has been −32.4 °C (−26.3 °F) on 29 December 2004, while the highest maximum temperature ever recorded was 42.0 °C (107.6 °F) on 15 July 1977.[14] January is the coldest month and July is the hottest month. Although the humidity level is moderate or high in winter, the amount of rainfall is close to zero in planting seasons, except for April and May.

Climate data for Shahre Kord (1991-2020, records 1955-2020)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 18.0
(64.4) 		21.8
(71.2) 		25.7
(78.3) 		28.0
(82.4) 		34.0
(93.2) 		39.0
(102.2) 		42.0
(107.6) 		39.0
(102.2) 		37.0
(98.6) 		33.0
(91.4) 		25.4
(77.7) 		20.8
(69.4) 		42.0
(107.6)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 6.0
(42.8) 		9.0
(48.2) 		13.6
(56.5) 		18.7
(65.7) 		24.6
(76.3) 		30.8
(87.4) 		33.7
(92.7) 		32.9
(91.2) 		29.1
(84.4) 		22.6
(72.7) 		14.4
(57.9) 		9.1
(48.4) 		20.4
(68.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) −2.1
(28.2) 		1.2
(34.2) 		5.4
(41.7) 		10.7
(51.3) 		15.7
(60.3) 		21.1
(70.0) 		24.5
(76.1) 		23.1
(73.6) 		18.3
(64.9) 		12.3
(54.1) 		5.7
(42.3) 		0.6
(33.1) 		11.4
(52.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −9.4
(15.1) 		−6.3
(20.7) 		−3.0
(26.6) 		1.9
(35.4) 		5.0
(41.0) 		8.3
(46.9) 		12.5
(54.5) 		10.8
(51.4) 		6.0
(42.8) 		1.7
(35.1) 		−2.2
(28.0) 		−6.7
(19.9) 		1.6
(34.8)
Record low °C (°F) −31.0
(−23.8) 		−32.0
(−25.6) 		−20.3
(−4.5) 		−8.0
(17.6) 		−3.4
(25.9) 		0.0
(32.0) 		5.2
(41.4) 		0.0
(32.0) 		−1.0
(30.2) 		−7.2
(19.0) 		−15.0
(5.0) 		−32.4
(−26.3) 		−32.4
(−26.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 49.1
(1.93) 		47.0
(1.85) 		58.5
(2.30) 		40.9
(1.61) 		12.8
(0.50) 		1.5
(0.06) 		1.3
(0.05) 		0.3
(0.01) 		0.7
(0.03) 		8.5
(0.33) 		44.2
(1.74) 		55.9
(2.20) 		320.7
(12.61)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 6.0 5.1 6.1 5.6 2.3 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.2 1.6 4.1 5.6 37.3
Average snowy days 6.3 4.3 2.7 0.4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 4.2 18.4
Average relative humidity (%) 67 60 51 49 43 30 27 27 30 40 55 64 45.3
Average dew point °C (°F) −7.7
(18.1) 		−6.3
(20.7) 		−5.0
(23.0) 		−0.8
(30.6) 		1.4
(34.5) 		0.9
(33.6) 		2.7
(36.9) 		1.5
(34.7) 		−1.4
(29.5) 		−2.4
(27.7) 		−3.6
(25.5) 		−5.9
(21.4) 		−2.2
(28.0)
Mean monthly sunshine hours 199 212 242 244 304 349 338 337 310 273 211 200 3,219
Source 1: NOAA NCEI,[15]
Source 2: IRIMO(records[14]), (snow and sleet days 1955-2010[16])

Business and industry

Transportation

The Shahr-e Kord Bus Organization has 150 buses in its fleet which operate different routes throughout the city.[citation needed]

Shahrekord Airport is a domestic airport located to the south of the city. It currently has flights to and from two cities: Tehran and Mashhad.

Education

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Azad University of Shar-e Kord with 7,400 students
Shahr-e Kord University with 5,713 students

There are three universities in the city of Shar-e Kord. The public and state university is Shahr-e Kord University (SKU) with 5,713 students. The other universities are Shahr-e Kord University of Medical Sciences (SKUMS) with 1,690 students and Islamic Azad University of Shahr-e Kord Branch (IAUSHK) with 7,400 students.

Sister cities

Notes

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Shahr-e Kord.

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (2 April 2023). "Shahr-e Kord, Shahrekord County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 14. Archived from the original (Excel) on 24 May 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Shahr-e Kord can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3084174" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ Habibi, Hassan (21 June 1369). "Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, centered in the city of Shahrekord". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 21 September 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Language distribution: Chahar Mahal va Bakhtiari Province". Iran Atlas. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  6. ^ Anonby, Erik. "Atlas of the Languages of Iran: A working classification". Iran Atlas. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 14. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  8. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 14. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  9. ^ ":::سازمان تبلیغات اسلامی چهارمحال و بختیاری:::کلیات استان:::". Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
  10. ^ Gunter, Michael M. (2011). Historical Dictionary of the Kurds (2nd ed.). Scarecrow Press. p. 203. ISBN 978-0810867512.
  11. ^ http://www.sh-shahrekord.ir/user/Index.jsp?SID=39&lang=Fap [dead link]
  12. ^ Fenstermaker, Will (30 October 2019). "Facing Duality: Arghavan Khosravi". BOMB Magazine. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  13. ^ "Language distribution: Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province". Iran Atlas. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  14. ^ a b "Temperature records highest in C. Station: Shahr-e kord(40798)" (asp). Iran Meteorological Organization. Archived from the original on 5 January 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2024.((cite web)): CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  15. ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020: Sharekord" (CSV). ncei.noaa.gov. NOAA. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  16. ^ "Number of days with snow or sleet Station: Shahr-e kord(40798)" (asp). Iran Meteorological Organization. Archived from the original on 5 February 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2024.((cite web)): CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  17. ^ http://www.farsnews.ir/newstext.php?nn=13900612000453 [dead link]

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Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Iran
Shahrekord County
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