Aleshtar

Aleshtar (Persian: الشتر)^[a] is a city in the Central District of Selseleh County, Lorestan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.^[4]

Aleshtar Persian: الشتر
City
Aleshtar
Coordinates: 33°51′55″N 48°15′44″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Lorestan
County	Selseleh
District	Central
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	33,558
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Demographics

Ethnicity

The city is populated by Laki-speaking Kurds.^[5]

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 28,306 in 6,033 households.^[6] The following census in 2011 counted 30,257 people in 7,606 households.^[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 33,558 people in 9,294 households.^[2]

Climate

Aleshtar has a mediterranean climate(Csa) in Köppen climate classification with influences of continental climate(Dsa) as mean daily temperatures are near the freezing point in winter. Summers are dry and hot with very low precipitation from June to September.

Climate data for Aleshtar (1997-2010, elevation:1567.2)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Daily mean °C (°F)	0.9 (33.6)	3.4 (38.1)	7.5 (45.5)	11.7 (53.1)	15.5 (59.9)	20.1 (68.2)	23.7 (74.7)	23.8 (74.8)	19.2 (66.6)	14.7 (58.5)	8.2 (46.8)	4.1 (39.4)	12.7 (54.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	69.8 (2.75)	73.8 (2.91)	69.2 (2.72)	64.2 (2.53)	18.3 (0.72)	0.4 (0.02)	0.3 (0.01)	0.6 (0.02)	1.4 (0.06)	24.6 (0.97)	65.8 (2.59)	71.0 (2.80)	459.4 (18.1)
Source: IRIMO(temperature[8]), (precipitation[9])

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Alashtar; also known as Alishtār, Qal‘eh ‘Alishtār, and Qal‘eh Moz̧affari^[3]