Yasuj is the capital of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province in southwestern Iran, situated in Boyer-Ahmad County in the Zagros Mountains. The 2016 census recorded 134,532 residents. It is the wettest city in Iran south of the Alborz Mountains, receiving significant annual rainfall, and the surrounding region shows evidence of settlement dating to the Bronze Age. Nearby, Alexander the Great and his Macedonian forces breached the mountain pass known as the Persian Gates in 331 BC, opening the route into the Persian heartland, and the name Yasuj refers to both the city and its surrounding region.
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Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Yasuj (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)Quote, P1082 (population)
population 134,532 (2016)
2. Open-Meteo: Open-Meteo Elevation API: elevation at Yasuj coordinates
Open-MeteoJSON elevationQuote, JSON elevation
"elevation": [ 1808.0 ]
3. 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 30.75, 51.75Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 30.75, 51.75
30.75 51.75 Csa
4. GeoNames: Yasuj - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 66093, place matched by name within the country (only place of that name in the country)Quote, cities500 record 66093, place matched by name within the country (only place of that name in the country)
30.66824 51.58796 P PPLA IR 05 96786 1841 Asia/Tehran
Yasuj (Wikipedia)
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Yasuj (Persian: ياسوج; [jɒːˈsuːdʒ] ) 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.
- In Group: Cities of Southern Asia (World), Wikipedia lead / Wikidata P17, confirms city and country
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