Dorud

For the administrative subdivision, see Dorud County. For other places with this name, see Dorood.

Dorud دورود
—  city  —
Dorud
Coordinates: 33°29′36″N 49°04′30″E / 33.49333°N 49.075°E / 33.49333; 49.075Coordinates: 33°29′36″N 49°04′30″E / 33.49333°N 49.075°E / 33.49333; 49.075
Country	Iran
Province	Lorestan
County	Dorud
Bakhsh	Central
Population (2006)
- Total	100,528
Time zone	IRST (UTC+3:30)
- Summer (DST)	IRDT (UTC+4:30)

Dorud (Persian: دورود, also Romanized as Dorūd, Dūrūd, and Dow Rūd; also known as Bahrain and Dorood Garan)^[1] is a city in and capital of Dorud County, Lorestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 100,528, in 23,596 families.^[2] The name Dorud means "where two rivers meet", where "Do" means two, and "rud" means river.

References

1. ^ Dorud can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3061548" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
2. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Islamic Republic of Iran. http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/15.xls.