Sisakht
Sisakht
سیسخت | |
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City | |
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  Sisakht | |
| Coordinates: 30°51′50″N 51°27′21″E / 30.86389°N 51.45583°E | |
| Country |  Iran |
| Province | Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad |
| County | Dana |
| Bakhsh | Central |
| Population (2016 Census) | |
| • Total | 7,855 [1] |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+4:30 (IRDT) |
Sisakht (Persian: سیسخت; Template:Lang-lrc, SỉSext; also Romanized as Sīsakht and Sī Sakht; also known as Deh Bozorg-e Sīsakht, Deh Bozorg-e Sīsākht, and Deh-e Bozorg Sīsakht)[2] is a city in and the capital of Dena County, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 6,342, in 1,528 families.[3]
Sisakht is located on the foothills of Zagros Mountains, 34 km from Yasuj, in the northern part of the province. The area of Dana 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.[4] In Telespid, registered in the Iranian national heritage Organization list, there are traces of Sassanian and Safavid eras.
Climate
| Climate data for Sisakht | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 6.1 (43.0) |
8.9 (48.0) |
13.0 (55.4) |
17.6 (63.7) |
24.5 (76.1) |
31.1 (88.0) |
34.3 (93.7) |
33.6 (92.5) |
30.7 (87.3) |
24.3 (75.7) |
16.4 (61.5) |
9.9 (49.8) |
20.9 (69.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −6.7 (19.9) |
−3.9 (25.0) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
3.5 (38.3) |
7.9 (46.2) |
11.8 (53.2) |
15.7 (60.3) |
14.4 (57.9) |
10.5 (50.9) |
5.4 (41.7) |
0.8 (33.4) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
4.6 (40.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 57 (2.2) |
45 (1.8) |
47 (1.9) |
32 (1.3) |
12 (0.5) |
1 (0.0) |
2 (0.1) |
1 (0.0) |
0 (0) |
4 (0.2) |
23 (0.9) |
47 (1.9) |
271 (10.7) |
| Source: Climate-data.org | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ "Statistical Center of Iran > Home".
- ^ 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".
- ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-09-20.
- ^ "Paaychol Graveyard, Sisakht (Boyer Ahmad) 2022 Tourist Attraction in Boyer Ahmad (Yasooj), travel to iran, Visit Iran".
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