Oshtorinan
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Oshtorinan (In Persian: اشترینان, oŝtorinān)is a town and bakhsh in shahrestan-e Borujerd in the Western Iranian Province of Lorestan. Oshtorinan has a cold weather and is an agricultural centre. The population of the town is less than 10000 (2006). Oshtorinan is located between Borujerd, Malayer, and Nahavand in 15 km NW of Borujerd and historically has been used as a caravanserai for travelling from Borujerd to Hamedan, and from Isfahan to Baghdad. In the 20th c. the town was mentioned as Oshtad or Ashtad in local maps which means run or excess.
