Borujerd
Persian: بروجرد | |
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City | |
 Top: Grand yard of Sultani mosque, Middle: Outlook of Zagros Mountains, Bottom left: Eftekhar-al-Eslam old house, Bottom right: the statute of Arash the Archer | |
  Borujerd | |
| Coordinates: 33°54′40″N 48°45′08″E / 33.91111°N 48.75222°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Lorestan |
| County | Borujerd |
| District | Central |
| Area | |
• Total | 43 km2 (17 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,573 m (5,161 ft) |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 234,497 |
| • Density | 5,500/km2 (14,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+03:30 (IRST) |
| Area code | (+98) 66 |
Borujerd (Persian: بروجرد; [boɾuːˈdʒeɾd])[a] is a city in the Central District of Borujerd County, Lorestan province in western Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.
Among the existing modern cities in Iran, Borujerd is one of the oldest reported at least since the 9th century. In Sassanid Empire, Borujerd was a small town and region neighboring Nahavand. Gaining more attention during Great Seljuq Empire in the 9th and 10th centuries, Borujerd stood as an industrial, commercial and strategic city in Zagros Mountains until the 20th century. In its golden ages, Borujerd was selected as the state capital of Lorestan and Khuzestan region during Qajar dynasty in the 18th and 19th centuries. Due to the existence of a large number of production and industrial units and the supply of their products in the domestic and foreign markets, Borujerd is considered the industrial hub of Lorestan province.
- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (23 August 2023). "Borujerd, Borujerd County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 23 August 2023.
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