Aghajari

Aghajari (Persian: آغاجاری, also Romanized as Āghājārī and Āghā Jārī; also known as Aghajari-e Zeydūn and Āqā Jarī)[3] is a city in the Central District of Aghajari County, Khuzestan province, Iran, and serves as both capital of the county and of the district. Because of the Iran-Iraq War, the city's population dropped from 64,102 in 1986 to around 16,337 in the 1991 census and its population continued to drop long after the 1991 census (held 3 years after the end of the Iran-Iraq War).

"Aqa Jari" redirects here. For other places with a similar name, see Aqa Jari.
For the administrative divisions, see Aghajari County and Aghajari Rural District. For the village in East Azerbaijan province, see Aghajari. For the village in West Azerbaijan province, see Aghajari.

Aghajari
Persian: آغاجاری
City
Aghajari is located in Iran
Aghajari
Aghajari
Coordinates: 30°42′02″N 49°49′44″E[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceKhuzestan
CountyAghajari
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total11,912
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 13,152 in 2,943 households, when it was in the former Aghajari District of Behbahan County.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 12,653 people in 3,400 households.[5] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 11,912 people in 3,477 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of the new Aghajari County.[2]The language of the people of Aghajari is the same as Masjid Suleiman and Lori Bakhtiari.[6]

Climate

Aghajari has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh) with long, scorching hot summers and pleasant to warm, short winters. Aghajari is consistently one of the hottest places on the planet during the summer, with summer temperatures regularly at least 45 °C or 113 °F, sometimes exceeding 50 °C or 122 °F with many sandstorms and duststorms. However, in winters, the minimum temperature can fall to around 5 °C or 41 °F. Winters in Aghajari have no snow. The average annual rainfall is around 260 millimetres or 10.2 inches.

Climate data for Aghajari (1984-2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 28.0
(82.4)		 32.6
(90.7)		 38.4
(101.1)		 44.0
(111.2)		 49.6
(121.3)		 51.4
(124.5)		 51.6
(124.9)		 52.0
(125.6)		 49.0
(120.2)		 43.6
(110.5)		 37.0
(98.6)		 30.2
(86.4)		 52.0
(125.6)
Average high °C (°F) 18.0
(64.4)		 21.3
(70.3)		 26.2
(79.2)		 33.3
(91.9)		 40.6
(105.1)		 45.2
(113.4)		 46.7
(116.1)		 46.3
(115.3)		 42.7
(108.9)		 36.7
(98.1)		 27.3
(81.1)		 20.1
(68.2)		 33.7
(92.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) 12.8
(55.0)		 15.3
(59.5)		 19.4
(66.9)		 25.7
(78.3)		 32.0
(89.6)		 35.4
(95.7)		 37.4
(99.3)		 37.0
(98.6)		 33.0
(91.4)		 27.8
(82.0)		 20.1
(68.2)		 14.6
(58.3)		 25.9
(78.6)
Average low °C (°F) 7.6
(45.7)		 9.2
(48.6)		 12.6
(54.7)		 18.2
(64.8)		 23.3
(73.9)		 25.6
(78.1)		 28.0
(82.4)		 27.6
(81.7)		 23.1
(73.6)		 18.8
(65.8)		 13.0
(55.4)		 9.0
(48.2)		 18.0
(64.4)
Record low °C (°F) −1.0
(30.2)		 −2.0
(28.4)		 0.0
(32.0)		 7.0
(44.6)		 13.5
(56.3)		 19.0
(66.2)		 20.5
(68.9)		 20.0
(68.0)		 12.0
(53.6)		 5.3
(41.5)		 −1.0
(30.2)		 0.0
(32.0)		 −2.0
(28.4)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 54.9
(2.16)		 35.4
(1.39)		 36.2
(1.43)		 22.6
(0.89)		 2.0
(0.08)		 0.1
(0.00)		 0.5
(0.02)		 0.1
(0.00)		 0.0
(0.0)		 8.3
(0.33)		 39.4
(1.55)		 62.5
(2.46)		 262
(10.31)
Average rainy days (≥ 1.0 mm) 6.1 3.5 4.4 2.5 0.5 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.8 3.3 6.0 27.2
Average relative humidity (%) 72 59 49 38 25 21 23 28 29 35 51 69 41
Mean monthly sunshine hours 179.3 195.9 225.5 232.5 289.2 337.1 326.6 327.5 297.8 274.8 213.6 184.1 3,083.9
Source: Iran Meteorological Organization (records),[7] (temperatures),[8] (precipitation),[9] (humidity),[10] (days with precipitation),[11] (sunshine)[12]

References
  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (21 July 2023). "Aghajari, Aghajari County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 06. Archived from the original (Excel) on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. Aghajari can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3051839" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 06. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  5. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 06. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  6. [iranicaonline.org/articles/khuzestan-08-dialects iranicaonline.org/articles/khuzestan-08-dialects]. {{cite web}}: Check |archive-url= value (help); Check |url= value (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. "Monthly Total Precipitation in Aghajari by Month 1984-2010". Iran Meteorological Organization. Archived from the original on 28 February 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  10. "Average relative humidity in Aghajari by Month 1984-2010". Iran Meteorological Organization. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  11. "Number of days with precipitation equal to or greater than 1 mm in Aghajari by Month 1984-2010". Iran Meteorological Organization. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  12. "Monthly total sunshine hours in Aghajari by Month 1984-2010". Iran Meteorological Organization. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
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