Rumeshkan County

Archaeological evidence shows the influence of Roman style architecture,{{Cite web|title=قلعه زاخه هنوز در زیر خاک پنهان است! |trans-title=Zagheh Castle remains buried! |language=fa |publisher=Aflak Online |url=http://www.aflakonline.com/view/3054/%D9%82%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%87-%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AE%D9%87-%D9%87%D9%86%D9%88%D8%B2-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%B2%DB%8C%D8%B1-%D8%AE%D8%A7%DA%A9-%D9%BE%D9%86%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA! |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926201608/http://www.aflakonline.com/view/3054/%D9%82%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%87-%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AE%D9%87-%D9%87%D9%86%D9%88%D8%B2-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%B2%DB%8C%D8%B1-%D8%AE%D8%A7%DA%A9-%D9%BE%D9%86%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA! |archive-date=26 September 2015 |url-status=live}} and the name of this region is a compound of the words Rum (Romans) and eshkan (break) and it is believed that this area is where Eastern Roman Empire was defeated.

In 2013, Rumeshkan District was separated from Kuhdasht County in the establishment of Rumeshkan County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Chaqabol as its capital and only city.

At the time of the 2016 National Census, the county's population was 39,058 in 10,742 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Lorestan 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_15.xlsx|access-date=19 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012230336/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_15.xlsx|format=Excel|archive-date=12 October 2020}}

Rumeshkan County's population and administrative structure are shown in the following table.

Rumeshkan County lies between 32 degrees 15 minutes to 33 degrees 25 minutes north latitude, and between 47 degrees 20 minutes to 47 degrees 40 minutes east longitude.{{Cite web|title=سیمای اقتصادی،اجتماعی و فرهنگی شهرستان رومشکان |trans-title=Profile of economic, social and cultural aspects of Rumeshkan County |language=fa |date=6 April 2015 |newspaper=Rumeshkan News |url=http://r-news.ir/%D8%B3%DB%8C%D9%85%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%AA%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%8C%D8%A7%D8%AC%D8%AA%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B9%DB%8C-%D9%88-%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%87%D9%86%DA%AF%DB%8C-%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%AA/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150927062301/http://r-news.ir/%D8%B3%DB%8C%D9%85%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%AA%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%8C%D8%A7%D8%AC%D8%AA%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B9%DB%8C-%D9%88-%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%87%D9%86%DA%AF%DB%8C-%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%AA/ |archive-date=27 September 2015 |url-status=live}} The county is mountainous with major northwest to southeast trending ranges. The lower plains are generally high desert steppe.{{Cite web|title=Rumeshkan: Geographical location |language=fa |publisher=Lorestan province|url=http://www.ostan-lr.ir/Index.aspx?page_=form&lang=1&sub=11&tempname=RomoshkanMain&PageID=1398 |archive-url=http://www.freezepage.com/1443283458WHSMHFANIL?url=http://www.ostan-lr.ir/Index.aspx?page_%3Dform%26lang%3D1%26sub%3D11%26tempname%3DRomoshkanMain%26PageID%3D1398 |archive-date=26 September 2015 |url-status=live}}

Rumeshkan experiences a temperate and semi-dry climate with maximum temperatures in summer around {{convert|40|C}}. The minimum temperature in winter averages about {{convert|-7|C}}. Average annual rainfall is 450 mm.{{Cite web|title=Rumeshkan |language=fa |publisher=Tishineh |url=http://www.tishineh.com/tourstate/305/%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%85%D8%B4%DA |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150322081016/http://www.tishineh.com/tourstate/305/%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%85%D8%B4%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%86 |archive-date=22 March 2015 |url-status=live}}

The principle occupations in Rumeshkan County are animal husbandry, and farming in the river valleys.{{Cite web|title=Rumeshkan: Economy |language=fa |publisher=Lorestan province |url=http://www.ostan-lr.ir/Index.aspx?page_=form&lang=1&sub=11&tempname=RomoshkanMain&PageID=1399 |archive-url=http://www.freezepage.com/1443289934PEYVXXHXOE?url=http://www.ostan-lr.ir/Index.aspx?page_%3Dform%26lang%3D1%26sub%3D11%26tempname%3DRomoshkanMain%26PageID%3D1399 |archive-date=26 September 2015 |url-status=live}} Most of the crops are cereals, especially barley and wheat. In many of the villages and around Chaqabol, deep wells provide for irrigated agriculture and vegetable and melons are grown. These become a cash crop near Chaqabol and where transportation is available to other cities. In some areas orchards have been planted. In the 21st century, Rumeshkan began to experience severe drought which has decreased agricultural production and impoverished some farmers.{{Cite news|author=Beyranvand, Sakineh |date=14 June 2015|title=لرستان دومین حوضه پرباران ایران دست به گریبان بحران ‌خشکسالی |trans-title=Lorestan's second river basin faces drought |language=fa |newspaper=Rumeshkan News |url=http://www.roomeshkan.com/%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%86-%D8%AD%D9%88%D8%B6%D9%87-%D9%BE%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AF%D8%B3%D8%AA-%D8%A8%D9%87/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926180212/http://www.roomeshkan.com/%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%86-%D8%AD%D9%88%D8%B6%D9%87-%D9%BE%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AF%D8%B3%D8%AA-%D8%A8%D9%87/ |archive-date=26 September 2015 |url-status=live}}

In 2015 the government in cooperation with the private sector opened a steel mill.{{Cite news|author=Ibrahim, D. |date=8 June 2015 |title=با حضور معاون پارلمانی رییس جمهور/عملیات اجرایی ساخت کارخانه ذوب آهن شهرستان رومشکان آغاز شد |trans-title=With the deputy parliamentary president present, Rumeshkan began construction of a steel mill |language=fa |newspaper=Mir Malas News |url=http://www.mirmalas.com/news/69568/با-حضور-معاون-پارلمانی-رییس-جمهورعملی/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926162532/http://www.mirmalas.com/news/69568/%D8%A8%D8%A7-%D8%AD%D8%B6%D9%88%D8%B1-%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%86-%D9%BE%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%D8%B1%DB%8C%DB%8C%D8%B3-%D8%AC%D9%85%D9%87%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%B9%D9%85%D9%84%DB%8C/ |archive-date=26 September 2015 |url-status=live}}{{Cite news|author=Islamic Republic News Agency|author-link=Islamic Republic News Agency|date=10 June 2015 |title=عملیات اجرایی ساخت کارخانه ذوب‌آهن رومشکان د‌ر لرستان آغاز شد‌ |trans-title=Steel plant began operations in Lorestan Rumeshkan |language=fa |newspaper=Stka Entrepreneurship Center (مرکز کارآفرینی ستکا می) |url=http://kartab.ir/%D8%B9%D9%85%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D8%AC%D8%B1%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%8C-%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%AE%D8%AA-%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AE%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%87-%D8%B0%D9%88%D8%A8%E2%80%8C%D8%A2%D9%87%D9%86-%D8%B1%D9%88/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926164303/http://kartab.ir/%D8%B9%D9%85%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D8%AC%D8%B1%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%8C-%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%AE%D8%AA-%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AE%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%87-%D8%B0%D9%88%D8%A8%E2%80%8C%D8%A2%D9%87%D9%86-%D8%B1%D9%88/ |archive-date=26 September 2015 |url-status=live}}

• Drvnshr Cave (غار درونشر), a limestone cave with a variety of cave formations.{{Cite news|title=اولین تصاویر از "غار درونشر" رومشگان با حضور کارشناسان میراث فرهنگی لرستان|trans-title=The first images from "Drvnshr Cave", Rumeshkan, with experts from the Lorestan Cultural Heritage Center |date=20 September 2015|language=fa|newspaper=Mir Malas News |url=http://www.mirmalas.com/news/75555/اولین-تصاویر-از-غار-درونشر-رومشگان-با/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926190621/http://www.mirmalas.com/news/75555/%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%86-%D8%AA%D8%B5%D8%A7%D9%88%DB%8C%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%BA%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%AF%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86%D8%B4%D8%B1-%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%85%D8%B4%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A8%D8%A7/ |archive-date=26 September 2015 |url-status=live}}{{Cite news|title=تصاویر اولیه از غار شگفت انگیز رومشکان |trans-title=Early pictures of the amazing cave in Rumeshkan |date=20 September 2015|language=fa |newspaper=Rumeshkan News |url=http://www.roomeshkan.com/تصاویر-اولیه-از-غار-شگفت-انگیرز-رومشکا/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926191543/http://www.roomeshkan.com/%D8%AA%D8%B5%D8%A7%D9%88%DB%8C%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%87-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%BA%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%B4%DA%AF%D9%81%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%86%DA%AF%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%B2-%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%85%D8%B4%DA%A9%D8%A7/ |archive-date=26 September 2015 |url-status=live}}
• Kalmakareh Cave has been occupied by humans since pre-historic time and has yielded up artifacts from several civilizations.{{Cite news|title=Kalmakareh Cave |date=5 April 2015 |newspaper=Iran Daily |url=http://www.iran-daily.com/News/114800.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926203655/http://www.iran-daily.com/News/114800.html |archive-date=26 September 2015 |url-status=live}}
• Zagheh Castle (قلعه زاخه), two kilometers east of Chaqabol, is a ruin of a Roman fort with later Sassanid additions.
• Mount Vyznhar (Vznyar) is the highest mountain in the county. On its slopes are the ruins of Kohzad Castle.

• Romans in Persia

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• {{Cite book|author1=Schmidt, Erich Friedrich |author2=van Loon, Maurits Nanning |author3=Curvers, Hans H. |name-list-style=amp |year=1989 |title=The Holmes Expeditions to Luristan |series=University of Chicago Oriental Institute publications, volume 108 |location=Chicago |publisher=Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago |isbn=978-0-918986-53-5}}

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