Lorestan Province
province of Iran
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Summary
Lorestan Province is a province of Iran[1]. It draws 962 Wikipedia views per month (province of iran category, ranking #11 of 32).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Iran[3]
- Country: Iran[4]
- Capital: Khorramabad[5]
- Shares border with: Kermanshah Province[6], Ilam Province[7], Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province[8], Khuzestan Province[9], Isfahan Province[10], Markazi Province[11], Hamadan Province[12]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Aligudarz County[13], Borujerd County[14], Khorramabad County[15], Delfan County[16], Dorud County[17], Kuhdasht County[18], Azna County[19], Pol-e Dokhtar County[20], Selseleh County[21], Chegeni County[22], Rumeshkan County[23]
- Commons category: Lorestan Province[24]
- Topic's main category: Category:Lorestan province[25]
- Population: 1,760,649[26], 1,754,243[27], 1,716,527[28]
- Unemployment rate: 14.9 percent[29]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[30], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[31], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[32]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Lorestan Province[33]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Lorestan Province[34]
- Native label: استان لرستان[35]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Lorestan province[36]
- Area: 28,294 km²[37]
- Language used: Southern Kurdish[38], Bakhtiari[39], Northern Luri[40], Laki[41]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Lorestan Province[42]
- Economy of topic: economy of Lorestan Province[43]
Why It Matters
Lorestan Province has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] It is known by 56 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]