Eslamabad-e Gharb
City in Kermanshah province, Iran
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Eslamabad-e Gharb (Persian: اسلامآباد غرب)[a] is a city in the Central District of Eslamabad-e Gharb County, Kermanshah province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[4] It is the second largest city in the province and is known for its oak trees.[5] Prior to the 1979 Iranian Revolution, the city was known as Shahabad-e Gharb.[6]
Eslamabad-e Gharb
Persian: اسلامآباد غرب | |
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City | |
city view in 2023 | |
  Eslamabad-e Gharb Location within Iran | |
| Coordinates: 34°06′37″N 46°31′39″E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Kermanshah |
| County | Shahabad-e Gharb |
| District | Central |
| Elevation | 1,335 m (4,380 ft) |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 90,559 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Climate
| Climate data for Eslamabad-e Gharb (1987-2005 normals) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 7.3 (45.1) |
9.2 (48.6) |
14.0 (57.2) |
20.1 (68.2) |
26.1 (79.0) |
32.5 (90.5) |
36.5 (97.7) |
36.3 (97.3) |
31.9 (89.4) |
25.0 (77.0) |
16.4 (61.5) |
10.3 (50.5) |
22.1 (71.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 1.5 (34.7) |
2.9 (37.2) |
7.1 (44.8) |
12.3 (54.1) |
16.7 (62.1) |
21.7 (71.1) |
25.9 (78.6) |
25.4 (77.7) |
20.7 (69.3) |
15.5 (59.9) |
9.0 (48.2) |
4.5 (40.1) |
13.6 (56.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −4.1 (24.6) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
0.2 (32.4) |
4.4 (39.9) |
7.4 (45.3) |
10.9 (51.6) |
15.3 (59.5) |
14.6 (58.3) |
9.6 (49.3) |
6.1 (43.0) |
1.6 (34.9) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
5.1 (41.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 75.3 (2.96) |
67.7 (2.67) |
98.4 (3.87) |
49.2 (1.94) |
19.1 (0.75) |
1.3 (0.05) |
0.9 (0.04) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.7 (0.03) |
22.6 (0.89) |
69.2 (2.72) |
79.2 (3.12) |
483.6 (19.04) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0) | 12.1 | 11.8 | 12.7 | 9.9 | 5.9 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 5.5 | 8.0 | 10.3 | 78.1 |
| Average snowy days | 6.8 | 5.2 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.8 | 17.4 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 77 | 72 | 65 | 57 | 46 | 31 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 42 | 63 | 74 | 51 |
| Average dew point °C (°F) | −3.1 (26.4) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
3.0 (37.4) |
3.9 (39.0) |
3.1 (37.6) |
4.2 (39.6) |
3.5 (38.3) |
1.0 (33.8) |
1.1 (34.0) |
0.8 (33.4) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
1.1 (34.0) |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 155.7 | 168.6 | 210.4 | 233.6 | 305.4 | 357.0 | 357.5 | 352.3 | 316.3 | 257.8 | 197.7 | 155.9 | 3,068.2 |
| Source: Iran Meteorological Organization(temperatures[7][8][9]), (sun[10]), (precipitation[11][12]), (humidity and dew point[13][14]), (snow days[15]) | |||||||||||||
Demographics
Language and ethnicity
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 89,430 in 20,956 households.[17] The following census in 2011 counted 94,699 people in 25,673 households.[18] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 90,559 people in 26,503 households.[2]
