Shahrekord is the capital of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province in Iran, about 90 kilometers southwest of Isfahan. The 2016 census recorded 190,441 residents, up from 126,746 in 2006. At 2,070 meters above sea level it is the highest in elevation among the provincial capitals of Iran, earning it the nickname Roof of Iran. Ancient coins from the Parthian and Sasanian eras have been found in the area, and the name of the settlement changed from Deh-e Kord, meaning village, to Shahr-e Kord, meaning city, in 1935 as it urbanized. Its population speaks New Persian, Bakhtiari Luri and Chaharmahali Turkic.
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1. Shahr-e Kord (Wikipedia)
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Shahr-e Kord (Persian: شهركرد) is a city in the Central District of Shahrekord County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district.
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- In Group: Cities of Southern Asia (World), Wikipedia lead / Wikidata P17, confirms city and country
View the Source2. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 32.25, 50.75Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 32.25, 50.75
32.25 50.75 Csa
3. GeoNames: Shahr-e Kord - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 115770, place matched by name within the country (only place of that name in the country)Quote, cities500 record 115770, place matched by name within the country (only place of that name in the country)
32.32612 50.8572 P PPLA IR 03 129153 2066 Asia/Tehran
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