Dorud
For the administrative subdivisions, see Dorud County and Dorud Rural District. For other places with this name, see Dorood.
| Dorud دورود | |
|---|---|
| city | |
  Dorud | |
| Coordinates: 33°29′36″N 49°04′30″E / 33.49333°N 49.07500°ECoordinates: 33°29′36″N 49°04′30″E / 33.49333°N 49.07500°E | |
| Country |
 Iran |
| Province | Lorestan |
| County | Dorud |
| Bakhsh | Central |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 198,026 |
| Time zone | IRST (UTC+3:30) |
| • Summer (DST) | IRDT (UTC+4:30) |
'Dorud lang-fa 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 159,026 in 23,596 families.[2] The name Dorud means "where two rivers meet", where "Do" means two, and "rud" means river. Info: www.doroudonline.ir / www.shardaridoroud.ir / www.doroud.gov.ir
Sports
Doroud has one main football team, Gahar Zagros who plays in the Iranian Azadegan League (2nd Division), Gahar was the first team from the Province of Lorestan to make it to the Iran Pro League.
References
- ↑ 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".
- ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2011-11-11.
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