Coordinates: 32°19′40″N 50°51′34″E / 32.32778°N 50.85944°E / 32.32778; 50.85944

Shahrekord شهرکرد
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Shahrekord
Coordinates: 32°19′40″N 50°51′34″E / 32.32778°N 50.85944°E / 32.32778; 50.85944
Country	Iran
Province	Chahar Mahaal o Bakhtiari
Elevation	2,061 m (6,762 ft)
Population (2005)
- Total	127,359
	estimate
Time zone	IRST (UTC+3:30)
- Summer (DST)	IRDT (UTC+4:30)

Shahrekord (Persian: شهرکرد) is a city in western Iran, and is the capital of the Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province. It is situated 107 km southwest of Isfahan, and 521 km southwest of the capital Tehran.

It was originally known as Deh Kord, which means Village of the Kurds but most of the Shahrekordian people are not Kurdish. In 1935 the name was changed to Shahrekord, meaning City of the Kurds, to reflect metropolitan growth and increases in population.^[1]

It had an estimated population of 127,359 in 2005.^[2]

The city is traditionally a producer of bricks, mosaics, milled rice, and woven cloth, among others.

The city has a thermoelectric power plant, a microwave-repeater station, and a telegraph station and T.V station. It is also home to several universities.

Shahrekord is among highest towns in Iran (2220 m above sea level). Its weather is dry, cold in winter and mild in summer. The town has a ski resort (Bardeh) located about 35 km away aquiped with teleski, and several natural lagoons and small lakes for outdoor relaxation.

The original name of Deh Kord was Dezh Gord (دژگرد), the word Dezh (دژ) means Stronghold and the word Gord (گرد) means Athlete. It changed to Dehkord (دهکرد) during after the Islamic period because the Arabs are not able to pronounce ZH (ژ) and G (گ).

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official site of the Governorship
• Shahrekord University website

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v • d • e Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province Capital Shahrekord Counties Ardal  • Borujen  • Farsan  • Lordegan  • Kiaar  • Kuhrang  • Shahrekord  • Cities Ardal  • Alooni  • Babahaydar  • Borujen  • Beldaji  • Ben  • Jouneghan  • Chelgerd  • Saman  • Sefiddasht  • Sodjan  • Soreshjan  • Shalamzar  • Shahrekord  • Taghanak  • Farsan  • Faradonbeh  • Farrokhshahr  • Shahrekian  • Gandoman  • Gahro  • Lordegan  • Malkhalifeh  • Naghan  • Nafech  • Nghaneh  • Hafshejan Landmarks Atashgah waterfall  • Kuhrang waterfall  • Shahrekord mirror room  • Emamzadeh Shahsavar  • Zamankhan bridge  • Babaheydar ski resort  • Chelgerd ski resort  • Gerdehkhalak ski resort  • Gandoman lagoon  • Sardab spring  • Suadeh building  • Samsaam al Salteneh castle  • Khan Mosque  • Cheleshtar Museum and castle