Ardal
{{Short description|City in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran}}
{{for multi|the administrative division of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province|Ardal County|other places with the same name|Ardal (disambiguation){{!}}Ardal}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}
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|native_name = {{langx|fa|اردل}}
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|subdivision_name3 = Central
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|coordinates = {{coord|31|59|55|N|50|39|44|E|dim:1km|display=inline,title}}
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Ardal ({{langx|fa|اردل}}){{efn|Also romanized as Ardel{{GEOnet3|-3053579}}}} is a city in the Central District of Ardal County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.{{cite report|title=Creation and establishment of units in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province|language=fa|website=lamtakam.com|via=Lam ta Kam|url=https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/113041|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231202135043/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/113041|archive-date=2 December 2023|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council|last=Habibi|first=Hassan|orig-date=Approved 21 June 1369|date=c. 2023|id=Proposal 10783.1.5.53|access-date=2 December 2023}}
Climate
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| location = Saman (2009-2013 normals)
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| Jan high C =10
| Feb high C =10
| Mar high C =15
| Apr high C =19
| May high C =25
| Jun high C =32
| Jul high C =36
| Aug high C =35
| Sep high C =31
| Oct high C =24
| Nov high C =15
| Dec high C =11
| year high C =
| Jan mean C =4
| Feb mean C =4
| Mar mean C =9
| Apr mean C =13
| May mean C =18
| Jun mean C =24
| Jul mean C =28
| Aug mean C =27
| Sep mean C =23
| Oct mean C =17
| Nov mean C =9
| Dec mean C =5
| year mean C =
| Jan low C =-2
| Feb low C =-1
| Mar low C =3
| Apr low C =7
| May low C =11
| Jun low C =16
| Jul low C =20
| Aug low C =19
| Sep low C =15
| Oct low C =10
| Nov low C =4
| Dec low C =-1
| year low C =
| Jan humidity =55
| Feb humidity =59
| Mar humidity =45
| Apr humidity =49
| May humidity =39
| Jun humidity =24
| Jul humidity =21
| Aug humidity =21
| Sep humidity =22
| Oct humidity =30
| Nov humidity =53
| Dec humidity =53
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| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation mm =63
| Feb precipitation mm =77
| Mar precipitation mm =63
| Apr precipitation mm =69
| May precipitation mm =12
| Jun precipitation mm =0
| Jul precipitation mm =0
| Aug precipitation mm =1
| Sep precipitation mm =0
| Oct precipitation mm =10
| Nov precipitation mm =111
| Dec precipitation mm =76
| year precipitation mm =
| Jan sun =207
| Feb sun =191
| Mar sun =227
| Apr sun =214
| May sun =253
| Jun sun =321
| Jul sun =331
| Aug sun =318
| Sep sun =303
| Oct sun =266
| Nov sun =198
| Dec sun =222
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Demographics
=Ethnicity=
The city is populated by Lurs.{{Cite web|title=Language distribution: Chahar Mahal va Bakhtiari Province|url=http://iranatlas.net/index.html?module=module.language-distribution.chahar_mahal_va_bakhtiari#|url-status=live|access-date=25 March 2021|website=Iran Atlas|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171204171156/http://iranatlas.net/index.html?module=module.language-distribution.chahar_mahal_va_bakhtiari |archive-date=2017-12-04 }}\
=Population=
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 8,162 in 1,767 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=amar.org.ir|url=http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/14.xls|access-date=25 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920094403/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/14.xls|format=Excel|archive-date=20 September 2011}} The following census in 2011 counted 8,992 people in 2,025 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=irandataportal.syr.edu|via=Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University|url=https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Chahar-Mahal-and-Bakhtiari.xls |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230116012310/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Chahar-Mahal-and-Bakhtiari.xls |archive-date=16 January 2023| access-date=19 December 2022|format=Excel}} The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 10,113 people in 2,642 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=amar.org.ir|url=https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_14.xlsx|access-date=19 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190524080828/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_14.xlsx|format=Excel|archive-date=24 May 2019}}
See also
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{{Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province|state=collapsed}}
{{Ardal County|state=collapsed}}
Category:Cities in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province
Category:Populated places in Ardal County
Category:Luri settlements in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province
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