Sisakht

Sisakht
سي سخت
—  city  —
Sisakht
Coordinates:
Country  Iran
Province Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad
County Dana
Bakhsh Central
Population (2006)
 • Total 6,342
Time zone IRST (UTC+3:30)
 • Summer (DST) IRDT (UTC+4:30)

Sisakht (Persian: سي سخت; also Romanized as Sīsakht and Sī Sakht; also known as Deh Bozorg-e Sīsakht, Deh Bozorg-e Sīsākht, and Deh-e Bozorg Sīsakht)[1] is a city in and the capital of Dana County, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 6,342, in 1,528 families.[2]

Sisakht is located on the foothills of Zagros Mountains, 34 km from Yasuj, in the northern part of the province. The area of Dena is a protected area.

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.

References

  1. ^ Sisakht can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3060285" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  2. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Islamic Republic of Iran. http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/17.xls. 
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