Izeh
Persian: ايذه | |
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City | |
Coordinates: 31°49′45″N 49°52′07″E / 31.82917°N 49.86861°E [1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Khuzestan |
County | Izeh |
District | Central |
Population (2016)
[2] | |
• Total | 119,399 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 ( IRST) |
Website |
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Izeh ( Persian: ايذه) [a] is a city in the Central District of Izeh County, Khuzestan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. [4]
At the 2006 National Census, its population was 103,695 in 20,127 households. [5] The following census in 2011 counted 1170,093 people in 27,084 households. [6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 119,399 people in 30,066 households. [2]
Izeh also has mines of rocks and minerals. It is famous for its dam and ancient monuments that are located in Kul-e Farah, Eshkaft-e Salman, Khongazhdar, Tagh e Tavileh, Shir-e Sangi (Stone Lion cemetery), Shahsavar relief, Khong e Kamalvand, Khong e Ajdar, Khong e Yaralivand, ghalesard village (Qalesard), and Sheyvand relief. The population of Izeh mainly consists of Bakhtiaris.
In November 16 2022, during the ongoing Mahsa Amini protests, Izeh was the site of the attack on Izeh market, an armed attack at a public market in which multiple people were murdered and injured, including young children like Kian Pirfalak. [7] [8]
Izeh has a Hot-summer Mediterranean climate ( Köppen Csa) with scorching, rainless summers and comfortable, somewhat wet winters with cold and often freezing mornings.
Climate data for Izeh (1993-2005) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 24.0 (75.2) |
24.0 (75.2) |
29.0 (84.2) |
35.4 (95.7) |
42.0 (107.6) |
46.0 (114.8) |
46.6 (115.9) |
45.8 (114.4) |
42.6 (108.7) |
37.8 (100.0) |
32.0 (89.6) |
27.2 (81.0) |
46.6 (115.9) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 14.2 (57.6) |
15.9 (60.6) |
19.3 (66.7) |
25.4 (77.7) |
32.9 (91.2) |
39.1 (102.4) |
41.4 (106.5) |
41.7 (107.1) |
37.5 (99.5) |
31.1 (88.0) |
22.1 (71.8) |
16.9 (62.4) |
28.1 (82.6) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 9.5 (49.1) |
10.6 (51.1) |
13.4 (56.1) |
18.6 (65.5) |
24.7 (76.5) |
30.1 (86.2) |
33.1 (91.6) |
32.9 (91.2) |
28.3 (82.9) |
23.0 (73.4) |
15.9 (60.6) |
11.7 (53.1) |
21.0 (69.8) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4.8 (40.6) |
5.2 (41.4) |
7.5 (45.5) |
11.7 (53.1) |
16.4 (61.5) |
21.0 (69.8) |
24.8 (76.6) |
24.1 (75.4) |
19.2 (66.6) |
14.9 (58.8) |
9.7 (49.5) |
6.6 (43.9) |
13.8 (56.9) |
Record low °C (°F) | −6.8 (19.8) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
1.6 (34.9) |
7.6 (45.7) |
12.0 (53.6) |
18.8 (65.8) |
14.6 (58.3) |
13.6 (56.5) |
5.2 (41.4) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
−6.8 (19.8) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 154.5 (6.08) |
106.9 (4.21) |
121.0 (4.76) |
63.5 (2.50) |
11.8 (0.46) |
0.6 (0.02) |
1.1 (0.04) |
0.6 (0.02) |
0.1 (0.00) |
6.8 (0.27) |
84.6 (3.33) |
142.6 (5.61) |
694.1 (27.3) |
Source: [1] |