Yasuj (Persian: ياسوج; [jɒːˈsuːdʒ] )[a] is a city in the Central District of Boyer-Ahmad County, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district.[5]
Yasuj
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City | |
 Panoramic | |
  Yasuj | |
| Coordinates: 30°40′02″N 51°34′47″E / 30.66722°N 51.57972°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad |
| County | Boyer-Ahmad |
| District | Central |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Keyvan Ashna[2] |
| Population (2016)[3] | |
• Total | 134,532 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| Website | www |
Yasuj is an industrial city in the Zagros Mountains of southwestern Iran. The term Yasuj is also used to refer to the entire region.[6]
Yasuj has a sugar processing plant.[7]
History
editThe area of Yasuj had been settled as early as the Bronze Age. Findings include the Martyrs Hills (dating from 3rd millennium BC), the Khosravi Hill from the Achaemenian period, the ancient site of Gerd, the Pataveh bridge, and the Pay-e Chol cemetery. Yasuj is the place where Alexander III of Macedon and his Macedonian forces stormed the Persian Gates (Darvazeh-ye Fars), and found a way into the Persian heartland (331 BC).[8]
The Yasuj Museum, which opened in 2002, displays coins, statues, pottery, and bronze vessels recovered from surrounding archaeological sites.[9]
On May 18, 2023, the city of Madavan and the villages of Balahzar, Jadval-e Ghureh-ye Mehrian, Madavan-e Sofla, Mehrian, Sarab-e Taveh, Servak, and Tall Khosrow merged with the city of Yasuj.[10][11]
Climate
editYasuj has the typical continental-influenced Mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa) of western Iran, though because of its location in the direct line of rain-bearing winds from the Persian Gulf it is the wettest Iranian city south of the Alborz Mountains with an annual rainfall nine times that of Isfahan and twice that of Kermanshah. The heavy precipitation allows the existence of small glaciers on the highest Zagros peaks – in contrast the Kuhrud Mountains to the east have no glaciers despite being of the same height due to aridity. The long dry season sees only on average 4 millimetres (0.16 in) of rainfall between June and September, with the wet season extending into October, unlike many other Mediterranean climates.
| Climate data for Yasouj (1987-2010, extremes 1987-2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 21.0 (69.8) |
25.0 (77.0) |
28.2 (82.8) |
29.6 (85.3) |
36.0 (96.8) |
39.6 (103.3) |
40.4 (104.7) |
39.6 (103.3) |
36.8 (98.2) |
33.4 (92.1) |
26.4 (79.5) |
23.0 (73.4) |
40.4 (104.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.4 (47.1) |
11.0 (51.8) |
15.2 (59.4) |
20.7 (69.3) |
27.2 (81.0) |
32.8 (91.0) |
35.3 (95.5) |
34.8 (94.6) |
31.1 (88.0) |
25.0 (77.0) |
17.4 (63.3) |
11.8 (53.2) |
22.6 (72.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.1 (37.6) |
5.3 (41.5) |
9.1 (48.4) |
13.9 (57.0) |
19.1 (66.4) |
23.8 (74.8) |
26.9 (80.4) |
26.1 (79.0) |
22.2 (72.0) |
16.7 (62.1) |
10.4 (50.7) |
5.9 (42.6) |
15.2 (59.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −2.3 (27.9) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
2.9 (37.2) |
7.1 (44.8) |
11.0 (51.8) |
14.8 (58.6) |
18.5 (65.3) |
17.5 (63.5) |
13.2 (55.8) |
8.4 (47.1) |
3.5 (38.3) |
-0.0 (32.0) |
7.9 (46.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −19.8 (−3.6) |
−13.4 (7.9) |
−6.6 (20.1) |
−4.1 (24.6) |
2.2 (36.0) |
7.4 (45.3) |
11.5 (52.7) |
11.4 (52.5) |
5.7 (42.3) |
0.0 (32.0) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
−14.0 (6.8) |
−19.8 (−3.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 170.4 (6.71) |
150.3 (5.92) |
151.6 (5.97) |
69.9 (2.75) |
14.2 (0.56) |
0.9 (0.04) |
1.1 (0.04) |
2.4 (0.09) |
1.0 (0.04) |
11.2 (0.44) |
68.2 (2.69) |
182.1 (7.17) |
823.3 (32.42) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 10.2 | 8.7 | 9.6 | 6.1 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 5.1 | 8.6 | 52.7 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 6.9 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 2.9 | 14.2 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 71 | 63 | 55 | 51 | 37 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 37 | 52 | 64 | 45 |
| Average dew point °C (°F) | −3.8 (25.2) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
1.7 (35.1) |
1.5 (34.7) |
0.3 (32.5) |
3.5 (38.3) |
2.7 (36.9) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
−0.5 (31.2) |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 183.9 | 189.2 | 212.7 | 240.2 | 320.6 | 358.5 | 343.5 | 329.7 | 314.2 | 286.1 | 218.9 | 193.3 | 3,190.8 |
| Source 1: IRIMO[12] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: NCEI(dew point and extremes for 1991-2020)[13] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
editPopulation
editAt the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 96,786 in 20,297 households.[14] The following census in 2011 counted 108,505 people in 26,304 households.[15] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 134,532 people in 34,850 households.[3]
The population of Yasuj in 2016, including some suburban villages, is just over 250,000 people.[citation needed]
| Row | City Name | 1976 | 1986 | 1991 | 1996 | 2006[14] | 2011[15] | 2016[3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yasuj | 4,524 | 29,991 | 48,957 | 69,133 | 96,786 | 108,505 | 134,532 |
Economy
editThe economy of Yasuj is based on the following local activities:
- baskets
- carpets/rugs
- mosaic tiles
- bricks
- livestock feed
By 2014 a new refinery will be constructed by the private sector, at a cost of $2.2 billion. It will produce petrol, gasoil, kerosene, furnace oil, liquefied gas, asphalt, and sulfur.[16]
Education
editSee also
edit- Seyyed Nasir Hosseini (Imam of Friday Prayer, of Yasuj)
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (12 August 2023). "Yasuj, Boyer-Ahmad County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ "وزیر کشور حکم شهردار یاسوج را صادر کرد". 23 September 2023.
- ^ a b c "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 17. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2 November 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ Yasuj can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3198290" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
- ^ Habibi, Hassan (21 June 1369). "Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the units of the national divisions of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, centered in the city of Yasuj". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ Taylor & Francis Group (2003). "Iran". The Middle East and North Africa 2004. London: Europa. p. 406. ISBN 978-1-85743-184-1.
- ^ Loeffler, Reinhold L. (1976). "Recent Economic Changes in Boir Ahmad: Regional Growth without Development". Iranian Studies. 9 (4): 266–287, 269. doi:10.1080/00210867608701519.
- ^ Henry Speck, "Alexander at the Persian Gates. A Study in Historiography and Topography" in: American Journal of Ancient History n.s. 1.1 (2002) 15-234; summarized at "Persian Gates" Archived 18 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Museum And National Parks" Islamic Institute of New York accessed 18 August 2008
- ^ "The annexation of several villages to the city of Yasuj". Mehr News (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. 10 May 2023. Archived from the original on 12 August 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ "Letter of approval regarding the country divisions of Boyer-Ahmad County, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province". DOTIC (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. 13 February 1402. Archived from the original on 12 August 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ [1], Iran Meteorological Organization, Archived 17 February 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020: Yasuj" (CSV). ncei.noaa.gov. NOAA. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
WMO number: 40836
- ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 17. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 17. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ "Iran's first private refinery". 13 October 2010.
- ^ "Yasuj University of Medical Sciences" Archived 30 October 2005 at the Wayback Machine (in Persian)
- ^ World Health Organization (2000) World Directory of Medical Schools: Répertoire mondial des écoles de médecine World Health Organization, Geneva, p. 199, ISBN 978-92-4-150010-4
- ^ "Yasuj Azad University". Archived from the original on 30 September 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
External links
edit- Official website (in Persian)
- Photo of Yasuj city
- Videos of Yasuj powerplant construction[permanent dead link]
- "Persian Gates" Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine from Livius.org