Nurabad, Lorestan

Nurabad
Persian: نورآباد
City
Nurabad is located in Iran
Nurabad
Nurabad
Location within Iran
Coordinates: 34°04′20″N 47°58′25″E / 34.07222°N 47.97361°E / 34.07222; 47.97361
CountryIran
ProvinceLorestan
CountyDelfan
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total
65,547
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Nurabad (Persian: نورآباد)[a] is a city in the Central District of Delfan County, Lorestan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county[3] and the district.

Demographics

Language and ethnicity

The city is populated by Kurds.[4] The linguistic composition of the city:[5]

Nurabad linguistic composition (2022)
Language percent
Kurdish
 
 80%
Persian
 
 20%

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 56,404 in 12,232 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 61,142 people in 15,014 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 65,547 people in 18,607 households.[1]

Climate

Nurabad has a dry-summer continental climate(Dsa) in Köppen climate classification with precipitation being higher in winter months than summer. Summers are dry and hot with very little precipitation from June to September. Winters are very cold and relatively wet.

Climate data for Nurabad (2000-2010, elevation:1859.1)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Daily mean °C (°F) −1.2
(29.8)		 1.1
(34.0)		 6.7
(44.1)		 10.4
(50.7)		 14.7
(58.5)		 20.4
(68.7)		 24.2
(75.6)		 24.2
(75.6)		 19.8
(67.6)		 14.5
(58.1)		 6.9
(44.4)		 2.1
(35.8)		 12.0
(53.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 61.5
(2.42)		 71.5
(2.81)		 61.6
(2.43)		 74.2
(2.92)		 28.9
(1.14)		 0.5
(0.02)		 0.6
(0.02)		 0.0
(0.0)		 1.1
(0.04)		 35.8
(1.41)		 70.9
(2.79)		 72.0
(2.83)		 478.6
(18.83)
Source: IRIMO(temperature[8]), (precipitation[9])

Civilian casualties of 2025-2026 Iranian protests in Nurabad, Lorestan

Beginning on 28 December 2025, mass demonstrations erupted across multiple cities in Iran amid a deepening economic crisis and widespread dissatisfaction with the government. While initially sparked by frustration over skyrocketing inflation, rising food prices, and the severe depreciation of the Iranian rial, the protests quickly evolved into a broader movement demanding an end to the Islamic Republic's rule.[10]

Hengaw Organization of Human Rights reported the killing of Ahad Ebrahimpour Abdoli on Thursday evening, 1 January 2025, a Lor man from Nurabad.[11] He was fatally shot by the repressive forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran. According to eyewitnesses, he was struck by three bullets, one of which hit his heart, causing his death.[11] Sources familiar with the case report that Ebrahimpour Abdoli was shot while attempting to help a woman whom Iranian government forces were trying to arrest.[11]

See also

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Notes

  1. ↑ Also romanized as Nūrābād[2]

References

  1. 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان لرستان [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Lorestan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
  2. ↑ Nurabad, Lorestan at GEOnet Names Server
  3. ↑ Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (21 January 1989) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1367.11.1 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ‌ایجاد شهرستان دلفان در تابعیت استان لرستان و ایجاد بخش کاکاوند [‌Creation of Delfan County under the citizenship of Lorestan province and creation of Kakavand District]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شناسه [ID] 9E78A0AF-F487-4B07-A83B-614D71127C3C. شماره دوره [Course number] 67, شماره جلد [Volume number] 6. Archived from the original on 21 January 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
  4. ↑ Fattah, Ismaïl Kamandâr (2000). Les dialectes kurdes méridionaux. Acta Iranica 37. p. vii.
  5. ↑ "Language distribution: individual languages and language families". Iran Atlas. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  6. ↑ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان لرستان [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Lorestan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
  7. ↑ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان لرستان [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Lorestan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
  8. ↑ "Form 5 : Average of mean daily temperature in C. Station: Nurabad, Lorestan(40773)". Chaharmahalmet (asp). Iran Meteorological Organization. Archived from the original on 22 March 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  9. ↑ "Form 25: Monthly total of precipitation in mm. Station: Nurabad, Lorestan(40773)". Chaharmahalmet (asp). Iran Meteorological Organization. Archived from the original on 23 January 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  10. ↑ Parent, Deepa; Christou, William (31 December 2025). "'We want the mullahs gone': economic crisis sparks biggest protests in Iran since 2022" – via The Guardian.
  11. 1 2 3 "Ahad Ebrahimpour Abdoli killed during protests in Nurabad". Hengaw (hengaw.net). 12 October 1404.
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