Khorramabad

Khorramabad (Luri: Khurramabad, also Khorram Abad, Persian:خرم آباد Khorram Abād) is the capital of Lorestan, a province in western Iran. It had an estimated population of 339,759 in 2005.[1]. It is situated in the Zagros Mountains. There is a regional airport 3 km south of the town proper. Image File history File links Khorramabad. ... Image File history File links Khorramabad. ... Luri is a dialect of Persian language. ... Persian, (local name: FārsÄ« or PārsÄ«), is an Indo-European language spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and by minorities in Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Southern Russia, neighboring countries, and elsewhere. ... Falak-ol-aflak, built by the Sassanids, is almost 1800 years old. ... The Zagros Mountains are the most extensive range in Western Asia in terms of the area covered. ...

The city population is predominantly Lur, an Iranian people who speak the Luri language. During the summer season nomadic Lur tribes migrate here to sell their handicrafts in the city's numerous bazaars. Lurs can refer to: Ancient wind instruments, see Lur An Iranian ethnic group; see: Lorestan Lurs, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, a commune of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Luri is a dialect of Persian language. ... The Grand Timcheh of Qoms Bazaar. ...

Although not a major tourist destination, it is quite scenic and possesses several attractions, such as 5 Paleolithic cave-dwelling sites. In the city center, a tall citadel called Falak-ol-Aflak (The Heaven of Heavens), a relic of the Sassanid era, is now a nationally popular museum. The Paleolithic or Palaeolithic (Greek παλαιός paleos=old and λίθος lithos=stone or the Old Stone Age) was the first period in the development of human technology of the Stone Age. ... Falak-ol-aflak is almost 1800 years old. ... Sassanid Empire at its greatest extent The Sassanid dynasty (also Sassanian) was the name given to the kings of Persia during the era of the second Persian Empire, from 224 until 651, when the last Sassanid shah, Yazdegerd III, lost a 14-year struggle to drive out the Umayyad Caliphate...

Economically, it is the regional base of the agricultural industry.

Colleges and universities

• Lorestan University of Medical Sciences [2]
• University of Lorestan [3]
• Islamic Azad University of Khorram Abad