Tuyserkan
City in Hamadan province, Iran
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Tuyserkan (Persian: تويسركان)[a] is a city in the Central District of Tuyserkan County, Hamadan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[4] Tuyserkan is located about 100 km south of Hamadan, in western Iran.
Tuyserkan is famous for the Tomb of the Prophet Habakkuk, a Twelver Shi'ite and Jewish mausoleum believed to entomb the remains of the biblical prophet Habakkuk, who is revered by Jews, Christians, and Muslims as a Biblical prophet who served in the Temple of Solomon, approximately 700 BCE.[5]
Climate
| Climate data for Tooyserkan (elevation:1,783.2 m (5,850 ft), 2003-2010 normals) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 0.1 (32.2) |
3.1 (37.6) |
8.5 (47.3) |
11.7 (53.1) |
16.3 (61.3) |
22.6 (72.7) |
26.5 (79.7) |
25.8 (78.4) |
21.3 (70.3) |
15.9 (60.6) |
7.9 (46.2) |
3.4 (38.1) |
13.6 (56.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 58.0 (2.28) |
60.5 (2.38) |
50.5 (1.99) |
89.0 (3.50) |
33.2 (1.31) |
2.4 (0.09) |
0.4 (0.02) |
2.0 (0.08) |
3.6 (0.14) |
34.0 (1.34) |
68.8 (2.71) |
51.7 (2.04) |
454.1 (17.88) |
| Source: IRIMO[6] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 42,520 in 11,802 households.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 44,516 people in 13,727 households.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 50,455 people in 16,291 households.[2]
Industries
Tuyserkan is a major center for furniture production and wood carving, supported by the abundance of walnut trees in the surrounding region. [9]
See also
Media related to Tuyserkan at Wikimedia Commons
