Izeh

Izeh

Persian: ايذه
Izeh Persian: ايذه
City
	Kul-e Farah
	Izeh
	Coordinates: 31°49′45″N 49°52′07″E / 31.82917°N 49.86861°E
Country	Iran
Province	Khuzestan
County	Izeh
District	Central
Population (2016)
• Total	119,399
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
Website	www.izehpress.com

Izeh (Persian: ايذه)^[a] ( Luri : مالمیر) is a city in the Central District of Izeh County, Khuzestan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.^[4]

Izeh has mines of rocks and minerals. It is famous for its dam and ancient monuments that are located in Kul-e Farah, Eshkaft-e Salman, Khongazhdar, Tagh e Tavileh, Shir-e Sangi (Stone Lion cemetery), Shahsavar relief, Khong e Kamalvand, Khong e Ajdar, Khong e Yaralivand, ghalesard village (Qalesard), and Sheyvand relief.

Demographics

Language

The majority of the population in Izeh speaks the Bakhtiari dialect of the Luri language.^[5]

Population

Population history
Year	Pop.	±%
1956	1,983	—
1966	5,115	+157.9%
1976	10,257	+100.5%
1986	46,042	+348.9%
1991	64,072	+39.2%
1996	81,288	+26.9%
2006	103,695^[7]	+27.6%
2011	117,093^[8]	+12.9%
2016	119,399^[2]	+2.0%
Source: ^[6]

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 103,695 in 20,127 households.^[7] The following census in 2011 counted 117,093 people in 27,084 households.^[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 119,399 people in 30,066 households.^[2]

Climate

Izeh has a Hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa) with scorching, rainless summers and comfortable, somewhat wet winters with cold and often freezing mornings.

Climate data for Izeh (1993-2005)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	24.0 (75.2)	24.0 (75.2)	29.0 (84.2)	35.4 (95.7)	42.0 (107.6)	46.0 (114.8)	46.6 (115.9)	45.8 (114.4)	42.6 (108.7)	37.8 (100.0)	32.0 (89.6)	27.2 (81.0)	46.6 (115.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	14.2 (57.6)	15.9 (60.6)	19.3 (66.7)	25.4 (77.7)	32.9 (91.2)	39.1 (102.4)	41.4 (106.5)	41.7 (107.1)	37.5 (99.5)	31.1 (88.0)	22.1 (71.8)	16.9 (62.4)	28.1 (82.6)
Daily mean °C (°F)	9.5 (49.1)	10.6 (51.1)	13.4 (56.1)	18.6 (65.5)	24.7 (76.5)	30.1 (86.2)	33.1 (91.6)	32.9 (91.2)	28.3 (82.9)	23.0 (73.4)	15.9 (60.6)	11.7 (53.1)	21.0 (69.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	4.8 (40.6)	5.2 (41.4)	7.5 (45.5)	11.7 (53.1)	16.4 (61.5)	21.0 (69.8)	24.8 (76.6)	24.1 (75.4)	19.2 (66.6)	14.9 (58.8)	9.7 (49.5)	6.6 (43.9)	13.8 (56.9)
Record low °C (°F)	−6.8 (19.8)	−3.8 (25.2)	−0.4 (31.3)	1.6 (34.9)	7.6 (45.7)	12.0 (53.6)	18.8 (65.8)	14.6 (58.3)	13.6 (56.5)	5.2 (41.4)	−1.2 (29.8)	−1.0 (30.2)	−6.8 (19.8)
Average rainfall mm (inches)	154.5 (6.08)	106.9 (4.21)	121.0 (4.76)	63.5 (2.50)	11.8 (0.46)	0.6 (0.02)	1.1 (0.04)	0.6 (0.02)	0.1 (0.00)	6.8 (0.27)	84.6 (3.33)	142.6 (5.61)	694.1 (27.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm)	9.7	7.0	8.9	5.8	1.8	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.1	1.1	6.4	8.2	49.7
Average snowy days	0.2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1	0.5
Average relative humidity (%)	65	60	58	50	30	19	20	20	20	29	50	62	40
Mean monthly sunshine hours	177.3	187.4	211.8	239.3	313.0	365.6	354.7	351.4	323.3	280.0	212.3	177.0	3,193.1
Source: [1]

Notable people

Iman Mobali Iranian retired football player and coach
Pouya Dadmarz Iranian Greco-Roman wrestler
Ramin Taheri Iranian Greco-Roman wrestler
Aref Aghasi Iranian footballer
Iman Mohammadi Iranian Greco-Roman wrestler
Behrouz Jamshidi Iranian Greco-Roman wrestler
Safdar Hosseini Iranian academic and politician
Ali Landi student who saved the lives of two elderly women in a fire^[9]
Ali Salehi Iranian poet and writer
Mahmoud Rahmani Iranian documentary filmmaker
Sajjad Kouchaki Iranian retired
Barat Ghobadian

Iranian Professor of Biosystems Engineering at Tarbiat Modarres University – Head of the Departemen

officer

Notes

^ Also romanized as Eazeh and Īz̄eh; also known as Idhaj, Izaj, Malāmir, Malemir, and Malmir^[3]

References

^ OpenStreetMap contributors (20 December 2024). "Izeh, Izeh County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 20 December 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Khuzestan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
^ Izeh can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3067328" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
^ Habibi, Hassan (26 July 2014) [Approved 21 June 1369]. Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Khuzestan province, centered in the city of Ahvaz. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 3233.1.5.53; Letter 907-93808; Notification 82830/T126K. Archived from the original on 17 July 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2024 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.
^ Geomatics and Cartographic Research Centre, Carleton University. "Atlas of the Languages of Iran". Retrieved 6 March 2025.
^ "Cities with a population of 100,000 and more (1956-2006 census)" (XLS). irandataportal.syr.edu. Iran data portal. p. 1. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
^ ^a ^b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Khuzestan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
^ ^a ^b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Khuzestan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 18 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
^ "Iran pays tribute to teen hero who died after saving women in fire". Al Arabiya English. 25 September 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2021.