Dorud

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For the administrative subdivisions, see Dorud County and Dorud Rural District. For other places with this name, see Dorood.
Dorud
دورود
city
Dorud
Coordinates: 33°29′36″N 49°04′30″E / 33.49333°N 49.07500°E / 33.49333; 49.07500Coordinates: 33°29′36″N 49°04′30″E / 33.49333°N 49.07500°E / 33.49333; 49.07500
Country  Iran
Province Lorestan
County Dorud
Bakhsh Central
Population (2006)
 • Total 100,528
Time zone IRST (UTC+3:30)
 • Summer (DST) IRDT (UTC+4:30)

Dorud (Persian: دورود‎, also Romanized as Dorūd, Dūrūd, and Dow Rūd; also known as Bahrain and Dorood Garan)[1] is a city in and capital of Dorud County, Lorestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 100,528, in 23,596 families.[2] The name Dorud means "where two rivers meet", where "Do" means two, and "rud" means river.

References

  1. ↑ Dorud can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3061548" 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. Archived from the original on 2011-11-11. 
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