Shahrestān-e Borūjerd
Borujerd is an old city in Lorestan, a western province of Iran. The city has been populated since 50 AD. Many historical sites and monuments are located in and around the city.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Jame‘ Mosque of Borujerd and Sultani Mosque.
Jame‘ Mosque of Borujerd
Mosque
Photo: Asadi, Public domain.
The Jāmeh Mosque of Borujerd is a Shi'ite Friday mosque in Borujerd, Lorestan province, 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.
Sultani Mosque
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 mosque in central Borujerd, Lorestan province, western Iran.
Imamzadeh Ja’far
Mosque
Photo: Asadi s, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Imāmzādeh Ja‘far is a Shi'ite Imamzadeh and mosque, located in Borujerd, Lorestan province, western Iran. The mausoleum contains the remains of Abulqāsim Ja’far ibn al-Husayn, grandson of the Shī‘ah Imam Ali ibn al-Husayn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shamsabad and Falak od Din.
Shamsabad
Village
Shamsabad is a village in Hemmatabad Rural District, in the Central District of Borujerd County, Lorestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 654, in 143 families.
Falak od Din
Village
Falak od Din is a village in Hemmatabad Rural District, in the Central District of Borujerd County, Lorestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 2,453, in 604 families. Falak od Din is situated 4 km southeast of Shahrestān-e Borūjerd.
Shahrestān-e Borūjerd
- Also known as: “Borūjerd” and “Shahrestan-e Borujerd”
- Location: Lorestan, Western Iran, Iran, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.889° or 33° 53′ 20″ northLongitude
48.7521° or 48° 45′ 8″ eastPopulation
326,000Elevation
1,565 metres (5,135 feet)Open location code
8H5CVQQ2+HVGeoNames 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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