Sisakht Explained
| Official Name: | Sisakht |
| Native Name: | Persian: سیسخت |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Pushpin Map: | Iran |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Iran |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Dana |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Central |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 7855 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
| Coordinates: | 30.8608°N 51.4578°W |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
Sisakht (Persian: سیسخت is a city in the Central District of Dana County, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[2] Sisakht is in the foothills of the Zagros Mountains, 34 km from Yasuj, in the northern part of the province. The area of Dana is protected.
History
Traces of ancient pottery have been found in excavations in Sisakht, as well as graves dating to c. 3000 BC.[3] In Telespid, registered in the Iranian national heritage Organization list, there are traces of Sassanian and Safavid eras.
Demographics
Language and ethnicity
Residents belong to Lur ethnic group and speak the Luri language.[4]
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 6,342 in 1,528 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 7,389 people in 1,852 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 7,855 people in 2,200 households.[7]
Climate
The climate of the city of Sisakht is influenced by the cold Dena Mountains and is covered by snow in parts of the autumn and throughout the winter.
See also
Notes and References
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Sisakht, Dana County . . 14 August 2023 . 14 August 2023 . fa.
- Web site: Creating divisional changes and reforms in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province . fa . Lamtakam . https://web.archive.org/web/20240125150649/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/121108 . Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers . Habibi . Hassan . 25 January 2024 . 30 November 1379 . 25 January 2024.
- Web site: Paaychol Graveyard, Sisakht (Boyer Ahmad) 2022 Tourist Attraction in Boyer Ahmad (Yasooj), travel to iran, Visit Iran.
- Web site: Statistical Centre of Iran > Population and Housing Censuses . 2023-04-16 . www.amar.org.ir.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 17 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920094811/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/17.xls . Excel . 20 September 2011.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 17 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20230119003203/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Kohgiluyeh-and-Buyer-Ahmad.xls . 19 January 2023 . 19 December 2022 . Excel.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 17 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211102075451/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_17.xlsx . Excel . 2 November 2021.
