Ardestan (Persian: اردستان, also Romanized as Ardestān and Ardistān)[2] is a city and capital of Ardestan County, Isfahan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 14,698, in 4,077 families.[3]
Ardestan
اَردِستان | |
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City | |
Jameh Mosque of Ardestan. | |
![]() ![]() Ardestan | |
Coordinates: 33°22′34″N 52°22′10″E | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Isfahan |
County | Ardestan |
Bakhsh | Central |
Population (2016 Census) | |
• Total | 15,744 [1] |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+4:30 (IRDT) |
Ardestan is located at the southern foothills of the Karkas mountain chain and is 110 km northeast of Isfahan. It is believed the city has been founded in Sassanian times and was strongly fortified in the 10th century. A Seljuk-era mosque, a bazaar, several ab anbars, and historical houses of the old town are among the tourist attractions of Ardestan. Mulberry, pomegranate and a special kind of fig are the main orchard products of the town.
It has been said that the birthplace of Hassan Modarres.
Ardestan has a hot desert climate (Köppen: BWh).
Climate data for Ardestan, Esfahan Province, Altitude: 1252.4 M from: 1992-2010 | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 22.2 (72.0) |
26.4 (79.5) |
32.0 (89.6) |
34.4 (93.9) |
39.6 (103.3) |
43.2 (109.8) |
44.4 (111.9) |
43.4 (110.1) |
39.6 (103.3) |
34.2 (93.6) |
29.4 (84.9) |
22.6 (72.7) |
44.4 (111.9) |
Average high °C (°F) | 9.1 (48.4) |
13.3 (55.9) |
18.4 (65.1) |
24.8 (76.6) |
30.2 (86.4) |
35.8 (96.4) |
38.2 (100.8) |
37.3 (99.1) |
33.0 (91.4) |
26.4 (79.5) |
17.6 (63.7) |
11.2 (52.2) |
24.6 (76.3) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.6 (40.3) |
8.1 (46.6) |
12.9 (55.2) |
19.0 (66.2) |
24.0 (75.2) |
29.4 (84.9) |
31.9 (89.4) |
30.8 (87.4) |
26.7 (80.1) |
20.7 (69.3) |
12.7 (54.9) |
6.8 (44.2) |
19.0 (66.1) |
Average low °C (°F) | 0.1 (32.2) |
2.8 (37.0) |
7.4 (45.3) |
13.2 (55.8) |
17.9 (64.2) |
22.9 (73.2) |
25.6 (78.1) |
24.4 (75.9) |
20.4 (68.7) |
15.1 (59.2) |
7.7 (45.9) |
2.4 (36.3) |
13.3 (56.0) |
Record low °C (°F) | −15.2 (4.6) |
−8.4 (16.9) |
−5.2 (22.6) |
1.2 (34.2) |
5.8 (42.4) |
13.0 (55.4) |
18.2 (64.8) |
15.8 (60.4) |
10.5 (50.9) |
6.6 (43.9) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
−10.2 (13.6) |
−15.2 (4.6) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 24.1 (0.95) |
15.1 (0.59) |
23.1 (0.91) |
15.5 (0.61) |
13.3 (0.52) |
0.9 (0.04) |
0.4 (0.02) |
0.9 (0.04) |
0.5 (0.02) |
2.0 (0.08) |
8.9 (0.35) |
22.4 (0.88) |
127.1 (5.01) |
Average snowy days | 3.1 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 6.1 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 52 | 41 | 33 | 29 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 26 | 38 | 51 | 31 |
Source: [4] |
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