Yasuj

Yasuj (Persian: ياسوج, romanized: Yāsūj [jɒːˈsuːdʒ] ⓘ); also romanized as Yasooj, and Yesūj; Luri: یاسووج Jasuc or یاسیچ Jasyç)[4] is a city in the Central District of Boyer-Ahmad County, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, Iran, and serves as capital of the district, the county, and the province.

Yasuj
ياسوج (Persian)
یاسووج / یاسیچ (Southern Luri)
City
Panoramic
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Yasuj is located in Iran
Yasuj
Yasuj
Coordinates: 30°40′02″N 51°34′47″E[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceKohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad
CountyBoyer-Ahmad
DistrictCentral
Government
 • MayorKeyvan Ashna[2]
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total134,532
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Websitewww.yasuj.ir

Yasuj is an industrial city in the Zagros Mountains of southwestern Iran. The term Yasuj is also used to refer to the entire region.[5]

Yasuj has a sugar processing plant.[6]

History

The area of Yasuj has been settled since 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).[7]

The Yasuj Museum, which opened in 2002, displays coins, statues, pottery, and bronze vessels recovered from surrounding archaeological sites.[8]

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.[9][10]

Climate

Yasuj 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 Elburz 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)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 21.0
(69.8)		 20.6
(69.1)		 28.2
(82.8)		 29.6
(85.3)		 34.8
(94.6)		 39.6
(103.3)		 40.4
(104.7)		 39.6
(103.3)		 36.5
(97.7)		 31.0
(87.8)		 25.4
(77.7)		 23.0
(73.4)		 40.4
(104.7)
Average high °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)
Average low °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) −19.0
(−2.2)		 −12.4
(9.7)		 −5.5
(22.1)		 −2.8
(27.0)		 3.6
(38.5)		 8.8
(47.8)		 12.6
(54.7)		 11.4
(52.5)		 5.8
(42.4)		 2.6
(36.7)		 −4.4
(24.1)		 −14.0
(6.8)		 −19.0
(−2.2)
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
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:

Demographics

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 96,786 in 20,297 households.[11] The following census in 2011 counted 108,505 people in 26,304 households.[12] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 134,532 people in 34,850 households.[3]

The population of Yasuj in 2016, including some suburban villages, is just over 250,000 people.

Yasuj Census
RowCity Name19761986199119962006[11]2011[12]2016[3]
1Yasuj4,52429,99148,95769,13396,786108,505134,532

Economy

The 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.[13]

Education

See also

References
  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (12 August 2023). "Yasuj, Boyer-Ahmad County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  2. https://www.isna.ir/news/1402070200782
  3. "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.
  4. 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".
  5. Taylor & Francis Group (2003). "Iran". The Middle East and North Africa 2004. London: Europa. p. 406. ISBN 978-1-85743-184-1.
  6. 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.
  7. 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"
  8. "Museum And National Parks" Islamic Institute of New York accessed 18 August 2008
  9. "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.
  10. "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.
  11. "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.
  12. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 17. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  13. "Iran's first private refinery". 13 October 2010.
  14. "Yasuj University of Medical Sciences" (in Persian)
  15. 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
  16. http://iauyasooj.ac.ir/
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