Shahrestān-e Borūjerd

Borujerd is an old city in , a western province of . The city has been populated since 50 AD. Many historical sites and monuments are located in and around the city.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Jame‘ Mosque of Borujerd and Sultani Mosque.

Mosque
Photo: Asadi, Public domain.
The Jāmeh Mosque of Borujerd is a Shi'ite Friday mosque in , , western Iran. Situated in the old district of Borujerd city, previously called Do Dangeh, the Jameh Mosque of Borujerd was built on an ancient fire temple of the pre-Islamic Sasanian Empire in the 3rd century AH, and is the oldest mosque in the Zagros area and western Iran.

Mosque
Photo: Asadi s, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Soltani Mosque of Borujerd, also known as the Imam Khomeini Mosque of Borujerd and the Shah Mosque of Borujerd, is a Twelver Shi'ite in central , , western .

Mosque
Photo: Asadi s, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Imāmzādeh Ja‘far is a Shia Imamzadeh and , located in , , western . The mausoleum contains the grave of Abulqāsim Ja’far ibn al-Husayn, grandson of the 4th Shia Imam Ali al-Sajjad.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shamsabad and Naşīrābād.

Village
is a village in Hemmatabad Rural District, in the Central District of Borujerd County, Lorestan Province, . At the 2006 census, its population was 654, in 143 families.

Village
Nasirabad is a village in Hemmatabad Rural District, in the Central District of Borujerd County, Lorestan Province, . At the 2006 census, its population was 211, in 49 families.

Shahrestān-e Borūjerd

Latitude
33.889° or 33° 53′ 20″ north
Longitude
48.7521° or 48° 45′ 8″ east
Population
326,000
Elevation
1,565 metres (5,135 feet)
Open location code
8H5CVQQ2+HV
Geo­Names ID
449667
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In Other Languages

“Shahrestān-e Borūjerd” goes by many names.
  • Persian: “بروجرد”
  • Persian: “شهرستان بروجرد”

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