Khorramabad County () is in Lorestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Khorramabad.

History In 2007, Dowreh-ye Chegeni and Veysian Districts were separated from the county in the establishment of Dowreh County.

Demographics Language The county's population is mainly Lur and Kurdish Lak.Anonby, Erik John "Update on Luri: How many languages" JRAS (Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society) Series 3 13(2): pp. 171–197, p.183,

See below, the linguistic composition of the county:

Population At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 509,251 in 113,886 households. The following census in 2011 counted 487,167 people in 128,600 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 506,471 in 144,958 households.

Administrative divisions

Khorramabad County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.

+ Khorramabad County Population Administrative Divisions 2006 2011 2016 Central District 417,556 445,627 463,599 Azna RD 6,214 6,190 5,859 Dehpir-e Jonubi RD 7,479 9,659 10,258 Dehpir-e Shomali RD 6,332 6,108 6,082 Kakasharaf RD 4,091 3,627 2,742 Koregah-e Gharbi RD 45,409 50,971 42,884 Koregah-e Sharqi RD 11,294 12,456 11,759 Robat RD 8,193 8,400 10,599 Khorramabad (city) 328,544 348,216 373,416 Beyranvand District 11,378 10,879 12,003 Beyranvand-e Jonubi RD 6,309 5,994 6,547 Beyranvand-e Shomali RD 3,525 3,476 3,736 Beyranshahr (city) 1,544 1,409 1,720 Dowreh-ye Chegeni District 31,117 Dowreh RD 9,208 Kashkan RD 10,294 Teshkan RD 10,303 Sarab-e Dowreh (city) 1,312 Papi District 16,898 13,514 12,204 Chamsangar RD 2,520 1,942 1,675 Gerit RD 2,145 1,876 1,539 Keshvar RD 1,873 1,379 1,206 Sepiddasht RD 5,117 3,741 3,610 Tang-e Haft RD 2,046 2,031 1,257 Sepiddasht (city) 3,197 2,545 2,917 Veysian District 13,029 Shurab RD 5,081 Veysian RD 6,131 Veysian (city) 1,817 Zagheh District 19,273 16,869 17,440 Qaedrahmat RD 7,381 6,449 6,108 Razan RD 3,102 2,052 3,260 Zagheh RD 5,951 5,683 5,296 Zagheh (city) 2,839 2,685 2,776 Total 509,251 487,167 506,471

Colleges and universities

Islamic Azad University of Khorram Abad Lorestan UniversityLorestan University" homepage, in English Lorestan University of Medical Sciences Madanni Technical College

Historical attractions In the current location of Khorramabad, there was a city called Khaydalau from the Elamite period, and later the city of Shapurkhast was built on its ruins and around the current location of the city by order of Shapur I of the Sassanid Empire.

There are numerous historical and natural tourist attractions in the city of Khorramabad, including Falak-ol-Aflak Castle, a brick minaret, a broken bridge, a stone whirlpool, an inscription, Baba Taher's tomb, and Lake Kio.دریاچه کیو، نگین فیروزه‌ای خرم آباد + تصاویر Qaw Lake, the turquoise gem of Khorramabad + pictures

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