Lorestan Province is a historic territory and province of western Iran, amidst the Zagros Mountains. The population of Lorestan was estimated at 1,716,527 people in 2006.
Lorestan covers an area of 28,392 km². Lorestan includes 10 counties (Shahrestans): Aligudarz Cou... More
st of Lorestan Province is dominated by Laki speakers.
Professor Richard N. Frye wrote that "the Lurs and their dialects are closely related to the Persians of Fars province, and naturally belong to the southwestern branch of the Iranian peoples...".
The Borujerdi Dialect is a local D... More
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is an ancient and abandoned city which is located on the south side of Omidiye city, near Asiyab village, also on east south of Hendijan and in Kiyan mountain.
Asak city is famous because of a war between Azareghe khawarij and Abidol Lahenbe Ziyad army which was happened in this region. ... More
nd an ancient cemetery. The statue of Parti Sardar is in the height of 285 and in the width of 70 cm and made of Bronze.
This statue is shown at the Iran Bastan museum. In 1936 Mark Orel Eshtain observed this region and found out the presence of a broken marble statue's pieces and also a... More
e few ancient cities in the world that is still alive and important.
Herodotus (Greek historian) claimed that the construction had been built by Diyako as well as he attributed the first building to Diyako -the first median king- (728 BC) and also he said, it had seven-colored walls and... More
Ancient City of Goor also Gour or Gur is located 100km south of shiraz, Fars Province, next to city of Firooz Abad.
This city is believed to be founded during Achaemenid dynasty. It was encircled by Alexander, but because of its robust fortification and dedicated defenders he couldn't b... More
aw an ancient yakh dan (ice house) in Meybod.
Another example of how they coped in the desert heat before electricity. It is located opposite the beautiful caravan serai and when standing in front of it you can see the top of a cone-shaped roof.
Inside the yakh dan there is an enormous... More
s the ancient and historical village that has a green positive nature and is mountainous. The Majarshin is considered as a treasure of monuments, landscapes and tourist attractions.
The village currently has a population of approximately 1300 people. Majarshin was originally Mirza neshin... More
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The old Yakhchal of Torshanbe is located in Islamshahr, Chahar Dange district in Torshanbeh village.
Torshanbe was the place of various historical monuments.
Although many of them such as castles and Baroot towers are destructed, the old glacier that could be known as the biggest old Yakhchal i... More
