Yasuj

The area of Yasuj had been settled as early as the Bronze Age. Findings include the Martyrs Hills (dating from 3rd millennium BC), the Khosravi Hill from the Achaemenian period, the ancient site of Gerd, the Pataveh bridge, and the Pay-e Chol cemetery. Yasuj is the place where Alexander III of Macedon and his Macedonian forces stormed the Persian Gates (Darvazeh-ye Fars), and found a way into the Persian heartland (331 BC).Henry Speck, "Alexander at the Persian Gates. A Study in Historiography and Topography" in: American Journal of Ancient History n.s. 1.1 (2002) 15-234; summarized at [https://www.livius.org/a/iran/persian_gates/yasuj.html "Persian Gates"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090418084627/https://www.livius.org/a/iran/persian_gates/yasuj.html |date=18 April 2009 }}

The Yasuj Museum, which opened in 2002, displays coins, statues, pottery, and bronze vessels recovered from surrounding archaeological sites.[http://iiny.org/list.asp?lang=3&t=Text_Only&gid=990 "Museum And National Parks" Islamic Institute of New York] accessed 18 August 2008

In 2023, the city of Madavan and the villages of Balahzar, Jadval-e Ghureh-ye Mehrian, Madavan-e Sofla, Mehrian, Sarab-e Taveh, Servak, and Tall Khosrow merged with the city of Yasuj.{{cite news|title=The annexation of several villages to the city of Yasuj: The merger of the cities of Madavan and Yasuj was approved|language=fa|website=mehrnews.com|via=Mehr News Agency|url=https://www.mehrnews.com/news/5776562/الحاق-چند-روستا-به-شهر-یاسوج-ادغام-شهرهای-مادوان-و-یاسوج-تصویب|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230812004041/https://www.mehrnews.com/news/5776562/الحاق-چند-روستا-به-شهر-یاسوج-ادغام-شهرهای-مادوان-و-یاسوج-تصویب|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers|archive-date=12 August 2023|date=14 August 1402|orig-date=Approved 13 May 1302|id=Proposal 195155|access-date=12 August 2023}}

At the time of the 2006 national census, the city's population was 96,786 in 20,297 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad 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/17.xls|access-date=25 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920094811/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/17.xls|format=Excel|archive-date=20 September 2011}} The following census in 2011 counted 108,505 people in 26,304 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad 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/Kohgiluyeh-and-Buyer-Ahmad.xls|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230119003203/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Kohgiluyeh-and-Buyer-Ahmad.xls|archive-date=19 January 2023|access-date=19 December 2022|format=Excel}} The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 134,532 people in 34,850 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad 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_17.xlsx|access-date=19 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211102075451/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_17.xlsx|format=Excel|archive-date=2 November 2021}}

The population of the Central District, in 2016, which includes the city of Yasuj and some suburban villages, is just over 250,000 people.

Yasuj has the typical continental-influenced Mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa) of western Iran, though because of its location in the direct line of rain-bearing winds from the Persian Gulf it is the wettest Iranian city south of the Alborz Mountains with an annual rainfall nine times that of Isfahan and twice that of Kermanshah. The heavy precipitation allows the existence of small glaciers on the highest Zagros peaks – in contrast the Kuhrud Mountains to the east have no glaciers despite being of the same height due to aridity. The long dry season sees only on average {{convert|4|mm|in}} of rainfall between June and September, with the wet season extending into October, unlike many other Mediterranean climates.

{{Weather box

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|location = Yasouj (1991-2020, extremes 1987-2020)

|metric first = yes

|single line = yes

|Jan record high C = 21.0

|Feb record high C = 25.0

|Mar record high C = 28.2

|Apr record high C = 29.6

|May record high C = 36.0

|Jun record high C = 39.6

|Jul record high C = 40.4

|Aug record high C = 39.6

|Sep record high C = 36.8

|Oct record high C = 33.4

|Nov record high C = 26.4

|Dec record high C = 23.0

| Jan high C = 9.4

| Feb high C = 11.7

| Mar high C = 15.7

| Apr high C = 20.8

| May high C = 27.2

| Jun high C = 33.2

| Jul high C = 35.6

| Aug high C = 35.0

| Sep high C = 31.3

| Oct high C = 25.1

| Nov high C = 17.0

| Dec high C = 12.3

| year high C = 22.9

| Jan mean C = 2.9

| Feb mean C = 5.1

| Mar mean C = 8.9

| Apr mean C = 13.7

| May mean C = 19.1

| Jun mean C = 24.3

| Jul mean C = 27.0

| Aug mean C = 26.1

| Sep mean C = 21.9

| Oct mean C = 16.2

| Nov mean C = 9.3

| Dec mean C = 5.1

| year mean C = 15.0

| Jan low C = -2.5

| Feb low C = -0.7

| Mar low C = 2.3

| Apr low C = 6.4

| May low C = 10.1

| Jun low C = 14.1

| Jul low C = 17.6

| Aug low C = 16.5

| Sep low C = 12.4

| Oct low C = 7.7

| Nov low C = 2.7

| Dec low C = -0.8

| year low C = 7.2

|Jan record low C = -19.8

|Feb record low C = -13.4

|Mar record low C = -6.6

|Apr record low C = -4.1

|May record low C = 2.2

|Jun record low C = 7.4

|Jul record low C = 11.5

|Aug record low C = 11.4

|Sep record low C = 5.7

|Oct record low C = 0.0

|Nov record low C = -5.6

|Dec record low C = -14.0

| precipitation colour = green

| Jan precipitation mm = 160.1

| Feb precipitation mm = 134.0

| Mar precipitation mm = 154.6

| Apr precipitation mm = 77.9

| May precipitation mm = 17.2

| Jun precipitation mm = 1.0

| Jul precipitation mm = 1.1

| Aug precipitation mm = 2.6

| Sep precipitation mm = 0.9

| Oct precipitation mm = 14.2

| Nov precipitation mm = 97.2

| Dec precipitation mm = 156.0

| year precipitation mm = 816.8

| unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm

| Jan precipitation days = 9.4

| Feb precipitation days = 8.6

| Mar precipitation days = 8.2

| Apr precipitation days = 6.7

| May precipitation days = 1.9

| Jun precipitation days = 0.2

| Jul precipitation days = 0.3

| Aug precipitation days = 0.5

| Sep precipitation days = 0.1

| Oct precipitation days = 1.5

| Nov precipitation days = 5.7

| Dec precipitation days = 7.4

| year precipitation days = 50.5

|Jan humidity = 64

|Feb humidity = 59

|Mar humidity = 52

|Apr humidity = 49

|May humidity = 36

|Jun humidity = 24

|Jul humidity = 25

|Aug humidity = 25

|Sep humidity = 26

|Oct humidity = 35

|Nov humidity = 52

|Dec humidity = 59

|year humidity = 42.2

| Jan dew point C =-3.8

| Feb dew point C =-3.2

| Mar dew point C =-2.0

| Apr dew point C =1.7

| May dew point C =1.5

| Jun dew point C =0.3

| Jul dew point C =3.5

| Aug dew point C =2.7

| Sep dew point C =-0.3

| Oct dew point C =-1.3

| Nov dew point C =-1.6

| Dec dew point C =-3.1

| Jan sun = 194

| Feb sun = 192

| Mar sun = 228

| Apr sun = 241

| May sun = 315

| Jun sun = 356

| Jul sun = 339

| Aug sun = 334

| Sep sun = 313

| Oct sun = 285

| Nov sun = 214

| Dec sun = 205

| year sun = 3216

|source 1 = NCEI{{cite web |title=World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020: Yasuj |url=https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/2.2/data/0-data/Region-2-WMO-Normals-9120/Iran/CSV/Yasuj_40836.csv |website=ncei.noaa.gov |publisher=NOAA |access-date=24 March 2024 |format=CSV |quote=WMO number: 40836}}}}

{{Weather box

|width = auto

|location = Yasouj (1987-2010, extremes 1987-2020)

|collapsed = Yes

|metric first = yes

|single line = yes

|Jan record high C = 21.0

|Feb record high C = 25.0

|Mar record high C = 28.2

|Apr record high C = 29.6

|May record high C = 36.0

|Jun record high C = 39.6

|Jul record high C = 40.4

|Aug record high C = 39.6

|Sep record high C = 36.8

|Oct record high C = 33.4

|Nov record high C = 26.4

|Dec record high C = 23.0

|Jan high C = 8.4

|Feb high C = 11.0

|Mar high C = 15.2

|Apr high C = 20.7

|May high C = 27.2

|Jun high C = 32.8

|Jul high C = 35.3

|Aug high C = 34.8

|Sep high C = 31.1

|Oct high C = 25.0

|Nov high C = 17.4

|Dec high C = 11.8

|Jan mean C = 3.1

|Feb mean C = 5.3

|Mar mean C = 9.1

|Apr mean C = 13.9

|May mean C = 19.1

|Jun mean C = 23.8

|Jul mean C = 26.9

|Aug mean C = 26.1

|Sep mean C = 22.2

|Oct mean C = 16.7

|Nov mean C = 10.4

|Dec mean C = 5.9

|Jan low C = -2.3

|Feb low C = -0.3

|Mar low C = 2.9

|Apr low C = 7.1

|May low C = 11.0

|Jun low C = 14.8

|Jul low C = 18.5

|Aug low C = 17.5

|Sep low C = 13.2

|Oct low C = 8.4

|Nov low C = 3.5

|Dec low C = -0.0

|Jan record low C = -19.8

|Feb record low C = -13.4

|Mar record low C = -6.6

|Apr record low C = -4.1

|May record low C = 2.2

|Jun record low C = 7.4

|Jul record low C = 11.5

|Aug record low C = 11.4

|Sep record low C = 5.7

|Oct record low C = 0.0

|Nov record low C = -5.6

|Dec record low C = -14.0

|precipitation colour=green

|Jan precipitation mm = 170.4

|Feb precipitation mm = 150.3

|Mar precipitation mm = 151.6

|Apr precipitation mm = 69.9

|May precipitation mm = 14.2

|Jun precipitation mm = 0.9

|Jul precipitation mm = 1.1

|Aug precipitation mm = 2.4

|Sep precipitation mm = 1.0

|Oct precipitation mm = 11.2

|Nov precipitation mm = 68.2

|Dec precipitation mm = 182.1

|Jan humidity = 71

|Feb humidity = 63

|Mar humidity = 55

|Apr humidity = 51

|May humidity = 37

|Jun humidity = 27

|Jul humidity = 27

|Aug humidity = 27

|Sep humidity = 27

|Oct humidity = 37

|Nov humidity = 52

|Dec humidity = 64

| Jan dew point C =-3.8

| Feb dew point C =-3.2

| Mar dew point C =-2.0

| Apr dew point C =1.7

| May dew point C =1.5

| Jun dew point C =0.3

| Jul dew point C =3.5

| Aug dew point C =2.7

| Sep dew point C =-0.3

| Oct dew point C =-1.3

| Nov dew point C =-1.6

| Dec dew point C =-3.1

|Jan precipitation days = 10.2

|Feb precipitation days = 8.7

|Mar precipitation days = 9.6

|Apr precipitation days = 6.1

|May precipitation days = 1.8

|Jun precipitation days = 0.2

|Jul precipitation days = 0.4

|Aug precipitation days = 0.4

|Sep precipitation days = 0.1

|Oct precipitation days = 1.5

|Nov precipitation days = 5.1

|Dec precipitation days = 8.6

|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm

|Jan snow days = 6.9

|Feb snow days = 3.0

|Mar snow days = 1.1

|Apr snow days = 0.0

|May snow days = 0.0

|Jun snow days = 0.0

|Jul snow days = 0.0

|Aug snow days = 0.0

|Sep snow days = 0.0

|Oct snow days = 0.0

|Nov snow days = 0.3

|Dec snow days = 2.9

|unit snow days = 1.0 mm

|Jan sun = 183.9

|Feb sun = 189.2

|Mar sun = 212.7

|Apr sun = 240.2

|May sun = 320.6

|Jun sun = 358.5

|Jul sun = 343.5

|Aug sun = 329.7

|Sep sun = 314.2

|Oct sun = 286.1

|Nov sun = 218.9

|Dec sun = 193.3

|source 2 = NCEI(dew point and extremes for 1991-2020){{cite web |title=World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020: Yasuj |url=https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/2.2/data/0-data/Region-2-WMO-Normals-9120/Iran/CSV/Yasuj_40836.csv |website=ncei.noaa.gov |publisher=NOAA |access-date=24 March 2024 |format=CSV |quote=WMO number: 40836}}

|source 1 =IRIMO[http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/stat/archive/iran/koh/YASOUJ/], Iran Meteorological Organization, {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160217102629/http://www.chaharmahalmet.ir/iranarchive.asp|date=17 February 2016}}

}}

The economy of Yasuj is based on the following local activities:

• baskets
• carpets/rugs
• mosaic tiles
• bricks
• livestock feed

By 2014 a new refinery will be constructed by the private sector, at a cost of $2.2 billion. It will produce petrol, gasoil, kerosene, furnace oil, liquefied gas, asphalt, and sulfur.{{Cite web|url=http://www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=228488|title = Iran's first private refinery|date = 13 October 2010}}

• Yasouj University
• Yasuj University of Medical Sciences[http://www.yums.ac.ir/ "Yasuj University of Medical Sciences"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051030111242/http://www.yums.ac.ir/ |date=30 October 2005 }} (in Persian)World Health Organization (2000) World Directory of Medical Schools: Répertoire mondial des écoles de médecine World Health Organization, Geneva, p. 199, {{ISBN|978-92-4-150010-4}}
• Yasuj Azad University{{Cite web |url=http://iauyasooj.ac.ir/ |title=Yasuj Azad University |access-date=17 August 2020 |archive-date=30 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210930195347/http://iauyasooj.ac.ir/ |url-status=dead }}

• Seyyed Nasir Hosseini (Imam of Friday Prayer, of Yasuj)

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{{Reflist}}

• [http://www.yasuj.com/ Official website] {{in lang|fa}}
• [http://www.pbase.com/k_amj/image/72370052 Photo of Yasuj city]
• [http://www.pournam.com/movie_en.htm Videos of Yasuj powerplant construction]{{Dead link|date=March 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
• [https://www.livius.org/pen-pg/persian_gate/persian_gate.html "Persian Gates"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304060000/http://www.livius.org/pen-pg/persian_gate/persian_gate.html |date=4 March 2016 }} from Livius.org

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{{Boyer-Ahmad County|state=collapsed}}

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Category:Populated places in Boyer-Ahmad County

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