Yasuj

Yasuj
ياسوج (Persian)
یاسووج / یاسیچ (Southern Luri)
City
Panoramic
Panoramic
Yasuj is located in Iran
Yasuj
Yasuj
Coordinates: 30°40′02″N 51°34′47″E / 30.66722°N 51.57972°E / 30.66722; 51.57972[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceKohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad
CountyBoyer-Ahmad
DistrictCentral
Government
 • MayorKeyvan Ashna[2]
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total134,532
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Websitewww.yasuj.ir

Yasuj (Persian: ياسوج; [jɒːˈsuːdʒ] )[a] 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.[5]

Yasuj is an industrial city in the Zagros Mountains of southwestern Iran. The term Yasuj is also used to refer to the entire region.[6]

Yasuj has a sugar processing plant.[7]

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (12 August 2023). "Yasuj, Boyer-Ahmad County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  2. ^ "وزیر کشور حکم شهردار یاسوج را صادر کرد". 23 September 2023.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2016 census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Yasuj can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3198290" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  5. ^ Habibi, Hassan (21 June 1369). "Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the units of the national divisions of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, centered in the city of Yasuj". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  6. ^ Taylor & Francis Group (2003). "Iran". The Middle East and North Africa 2004. London: Europa. p. 406. ISBN 978-1-85743-184-1.
  7. ^ Loeffler, Reinhold L. (1976). "Recent Economic Changes in Boir Ahmad: Regional Growth without Development". Iranian Studies. 9 (4): 266–287, 269. doi:10.1080/00210867608701519.


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