Nurabad, Lorestan

Also for a city in Fars Province of Iran see: Nurabad (Fars)

Nurabad نورآباد
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Nurabad
Coordinates: 34°04′24″N 47°58′21″E / 34.07333°N 47.9725°E / 34.07333; 47.9725Coordinates: 34°04′24″N 47°58′21″E / 34.07333°N 47.9725°E / 34.07333; 47.9725
Country	Iran
Province	Lorestan
County	Delfan
Bakhsh	Central
Population (2006)
- Total	56,404
Time zone	IRST (UTC+3:30)
- Summer (DST)	IRDT (UTC+4:30)

Nurabad (Persian: نورآباد, also Romanized as Nūrābād)^[1] is a city in and capital of Delfan County, Lorestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 56,404, in 12,232 families.^[2]

It is a mountainous city in the northwest of Lorestan province. It has a cold weather in winters and is one of the five cities with more than 2,000 meters heights from the sea level in Iran [1]. The natural landscapes of this city, especially in winter and spring, are really beautiful. The people in this city speak Laki, which is one of the most dominant and important languages in the west of Iran.

References

1. ^ Nurabad, Lorestan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3801586" 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.