Darb-e Astaneh Khalid Ebn Ali

Darb-e Astaneh Khalid Ebn Ali
درب استانه خالدبن علي
village
Darb-e Astaneh Khalid Ebn Ali
Coordinates: 33°42′12″N 48°49′08″E / 33.70333°N 48.81889°E / 33.70333; 48.81889Coordinates: 33°42′12″N 48°49′08″E / 33.70333°N 48.81889°E / 33.70333; 48.81889
Country  Iran
Province Lorestan
County Borujerd
Bakhsh Central
Rural District Shirvan
Population (2006)
  Total 603
Time zone IRST (UTC+3:30)
  Summer (DST) IRDT (UTC+4:30)

Darb-e Astaneh Khalid Ebn Ali (Persian: درب استانه خالدبن علي, also Romanized as Darb-e Āstāneh Khālid Ebn ʿAlī; also known as Darb-e Āstāneh, Darb Āstāneh, Darreh Suna, and Darreh-ye Sūneh)[1] is a village in Shirvan Rural District, in the Central District of Borujerd County, Lorestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 603, in 148 families.[2]

The region is seismically active. The village was the centre of the 2006 Borujerd earthquake, and was close to the centre of the 1909 Silakhor earthquake, which latter killed 8,000 people.

References

  1. Darb-e Astaneh Khalid Ebn Ali can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3059357" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2011-11-11.
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