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Lorestan Province

Lorestan Province is one of the 31 regions of Iran; its largest place is Khorramabad.

Best timeApr–May · Oct
Towns and villages3,540
Largest placeKhorramabad
Summits1
Khorramabad 14-day weatherIran
The year in Lorestan Provinceweather score
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec95October
Best timeApr–May · Oct
Best weather in OctoberShahanshah 99
October: highs20° – 29°
Rain this month, on average26mm

Mean of its 20 best-known places. Best: Apr–May · Oct.

Lorestan Province at a glance

The atlas follows 3,540 places here month by month, with 1 mountains and 29 monuments; across the most visited of them, the best months are April, May and October.

Khorramabad now21°CClearSunrise · sunset06:27 · 17:36KhorramabadNext holiday13 NovemberMartyrdom of FatimaLast 30 days0earthquakes 2.5+ within 150 km
3,540towns and villages1districts1summits29monuments13lakes, rivers, beaches…

When to go to Lorestan Province

The best places of every month here, and the average climate of the best-known ones.

Where to go this month
January50Pol-e Dokhtar50Sarab Hammam49Paran Parviz
February59Pol-e Dokhtar58Sarab Hammam58Paran Parviz
March81Pol-e Dokhtar80Sarab Hammam80Paran Parviz
April89Dorud89Chalanchulan88Khorramabad
May93Boluran91Dorud91Shahanshah
June85Aligudarz85Barkhowrdār83Azna
July72Aligudarz70Azna69Barkhowrdār
August74Aligudarz72Azna70Barkhowrdār
September91Aligudarz89Azna89Barkhowrdār
October99Shahanshah99Belilvand98Khorramabad
November81Pol-e Dokhtar81Sarab Hammam81Afrineh
December63Pol-e Dokhtar63Sarab Hammam62Paran Parviz
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Score424255848568606173956946
High6°8°13°19°26°33°36°36°31°24°16°9°
Low-4°-3°1°6°11°16°20°20°15°10°4°-1°
Rain (mm)82809770222001266382

Places in Lorestan Province

The best-known places with their score this month; every town and village is in the A to Z list below.

98October

Khorramabad

373k people
25° / 11°26 mm
98October

Borujerd

235k people
22° / 10°27 mm
93October

Aligudarz

89k people
20° / 6°20 mm
97October

Nurabad

66k people
21° / 8°38 mm
93October

Azna

47k people
21° / 8°26 mm
98October

Dorud

122k people
23° / 10°22 mm
98October

Kuhdasht

89k people
25° / 10°28 mm
82October

Pol-e Dokhtar

26k people
29° / 14°21 mm

1 districts, each with all of its towns and villages

Kūhdasht2 places · 2,873 · Boluran

More towns and villages of Lorestan Province · 3,538

‘‘Abbās · ‘Abbās Barfī · ‘Abbās Barfī-ye ‘Olyā …90
``Abbāsābād · `Alī Akbarābād-e Pīr Dūstī · `Alīābād-e Kankabūd …5
AĀb Anār · Āb Bārīk-e ‘Olyā · Āb Bārīk-e Bālā …154
BBaba Bahram · Baba Bozorg · Baba Dineh …230
CChādor-e ‘Ashāyer Seyyed Ja‘far · Chafteh Darreh-ye Olya · Chafteh Darreh-ye Sofla …338
DDā’īchī · Da‘leh Ebrāhīm · Dāb Dokhtar …347
EEbrāhīm Khānī · Ebrāhīmābād · Ebrāhīmābād …44
FFahreh · Falak od Din · Faqīr …37
GGach Bandi · Gāder Seleh · Gadpuk …230
HḨabībvand · Hādīābād · Haft Cheshmeh …143
IĪkeh · Īlādahreh · Īlān Shāh …17
JJa‘far Bek-e ‘Olyā · Ja‘farābād · Ja‘farābād …56
KKabar Āftāb · Kabgān · Kabūd Abū ol Vafā’ …370
LLa‘lābād Qolā’ī · Labān-e ‘Olyā · Laban-e Sofla …24
MMa‘lūmak · Ma‘mūlān · Ma‘şūmābād …247
NNabiabad · Nabivand · Nabkeh …77
OOlfatābād · Oshtorinan · Oshtorīnān …6
PPa Pulak · Pā Qal‘eh · Pa Takht-e Do …142
QQā’ed Ţāher · Qabr-e Mohammad · Qabr-e Musa …107
RRa’īsvand · Rāband-e Soflá · Rabī‘ābād …109
SSa‘ādatābād · Sabārān Darreh-ye ‘Olyā · Sabārān Darreh-ye Soflá …462
TTābakī · Tabareh · Tabarijan …142
VVajīyehābād · Valad Kosh · Valanjerd …51
YYādegār · Yālān Raz · Yār ‘Alī …28
ZZa‘farān · Zach-e Pā’īn · Z̧afarābād …82

Lorestan Province from above

Every place scored for the month you pick: comfortable temperatures, dry days and clear skies.

OctoberMonth scores for Lorestan Province
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Khorramabadbest Apr–May · Oct98Khorramabad
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Borujerdbest Apr–May · Oct98Borujerd
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Aligudarzbest May · Sep–Oct93Aligudarz
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Nurabadbest May · Sep–Oct97Nurabad
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Aznabest May · Sep–Oct93Azna
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Dorudbest Apr–May · Oct98Dorud
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Kuhdashtbest Apr–May · Oct98Kuhdasht
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Pol-e Dokhtarbest Mar–Apr · Oct82Pol-e Dokhtar
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Kūhnānībest Apr–May · Oct93Kūhnānī
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Aleshtarbest Apr–May · Oct98Aleshtar
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Chogha Khandaqbest Apr–May · Oct97Chogha Khandaq
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Chaqabolbest Apr–May · Oct95Chaqabol
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Boluranbest Apr–May · Oct98Boluran
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Shahanshahbest Apr–May · Oct99Shahanshah
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Oshtorinanbest May · Sep–Oct97Oshtorinan
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Pa-ye Astanbest Apr–May · Oct98Pa-ye Astan
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Taluri-ye Soflabest Apr–May · Oct97Taluri-ye Sofla
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Kaveh Kalibest Apr–May · Oct98Kaveh Kali
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Tir Bazarbest Apr–May · Oct97Tir Bazar
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Sarab Hammambest Apr · Oct–Nov82Sarab Hammam
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Cham Qoroqbest Apr–May · Oct96Cham Qoroq
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Belilvandbest Apr–May · Oct99Belilvand
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Sarab-e Dowrehbest Apr–May · Oct95Sarab-e Dowreh
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Garabbest Apr–May · Oct93Garab
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Khan Jan Khanibest Apr–May · Oct98Khan Jan Khani
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Zāgheh-ye ‘Olyābest May · Sep–Oct98Zāgheh-ye ‘Olyā
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Basat Beygibest Apr–May · Oct92Basat Beygi
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Khalifehabadbest May · Sep–Oct97Khalifehabad
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Chalanchulanbest Apr–May · Oct98Chalanchulan
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Darb-e Gonbadbest Apr–May · Oct94Darb-e Gonbad

Nature in Lorestan Province

Nature in Iran
Summit1,431 m
Mount Jolgeh-ye Khalaj
Lake
Gahar Lake
Waterfall
Bisheh Waterfall
Waterfall
Gerit Waterfall
Lake
Little Gahar Lake

Wildlife in October

The birds and mammals of Iran seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.

Kuhl's pipistrellePipistrellus kuhlii
Mouse-like HamsterCalomyscus bailwardi
Steppe Field MouseApodemus witherbyi
Wild boarSus scrofa
Persian JirdMeriones persicus
Tristram's JirdMeriones tristrami
Beaches of Iran

Outdoors in Lorestan Province

Theme parks6Camp sites4Viewpoints4Golf courses1Zoos1Aquariums1

Culture in Lorestan Province

All monuments
Pol-e DokhtarSasanian
Falak-ol-AflakSafavid
Soltani Mosque, BorujerdQajar
Imamzadeh JafarSeljuk
Brick MinaretIlkhanid
Khorramabad

What's on in Lorestan Province

Event calendar

Public holidays

13Nov
Martyrdom of FatimaNational
Fri23Dec
Birthday of Imam AliNational
Wed6Jan
Isra' and Mi'rajNational
Wed24Jan
Birthday of MahdiNational
Sun11Feb
Islamic Revolution DayNational
Thu

Getting to Lorestan Province

Khoram Abad AirportKHD · Khorramabad
8.9 km
Dezful AirportDEF · Khorramabad
117 km
Shahid Ashrafi Esfahani AirportKSH · Khorramabad
146 km
ایستگاه راه آهن ازناAzna
0.5 km
ایستگاه راه آهن دورودDorud
0.8 km

Towns in Lorestan Province from A to Z

The 109 main places; every village is listed on its district's page.

ABCDEGHIKMNOPQRSTVYZ

Other regions of Iran

Alborz Province439Ardabil Province1,950Bushehr850Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari1,003East Azerbaijan3,180Fars4,271Gilan Province4,484Golestan1,280Hamadan Province1,230Hormozgan2,572Ilam Province862Isfahan2,289Kerman5,821Kermanshah Province2,883Khuzestan5,196Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad2,121Kurdistan Province1,937Markazi1,396Māzandarān3,771North Khorasan1,098Qazvin Province909Qom Province234Razavi Khorasan4,143Semnan657Sistan and Baluchestan4,967South Khorasan Province2,441Tehran1,107West Azerbaijan3,167Yazd Province995Zanjan1,095