Masjed Soleyman (Persian: مسجدسلیمان, also Romanized as Masjedsoleimān, Masjed-e Soleymān, Masjed Soleiman, and Masjid-i-Sulaiman)[2] is a city and capital of Masjed Soleyman County, Khuzestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 206,121, in 51,530 families.[3]
Masjed Soleyman
مسجدسلیمان | |
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City | |
Coordinates: 31°56′11″N 49°18′14″E | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | Khuzestan |
County | Masjed Soleyman |
Bakhsh | Central |
Population (2016 Census) | |
• Urban | 100,497 [1] |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+4:30 (IRDT) |
Masjed Soleyman has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification: BSh).
Climate data for Masjed Soleyman 320m (1985–2010) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 25.6 (78.1) |
29.0 (84.2) |
36.6 (97.9) |
41.6 (106.9) |
47.6 (117.7) |
51.2 (124.2) |
51.6 (124.9) |
53 (127) |
48.0 (118.4) |
42.2 (108.0) |
34.2 (93.6) |
30.0 (86.0) |
53 (127) |
Average high °C (°F) | 16.4 (61.5) |
18.8 (65.8) |
23.3 (73.9) |
30.3 (86.5) |
37.8 (100.0) |
43.2 (109.8) |
45.1 (113.2) |
44.8 (112.6) |
40.9 (105.6) |
34.6 (94.3) |
25.4 (77.7) |
18.9 (66.0) |
31.6 (88.9) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 12.0 (53.6) |
13.8 (56.8) |
17.7 (63.9) |
24.0 (75.2) |
31.0 (87.8) |
35.8 (96.4) |
38.1 (100.6) |
37.7 (99.9) |
33.5 (92.3) |
27.8 (82.0) |
19.7 (67.5) |
14.2 (57.6) |
25.4 (77.7) |
Average low °C (°F) | 7.4 (45.3) |
8.7 (47.7) |
12.1 (53.8) |
17.7 (63.9) |
24.2 (75.6) |
28.3 (82.9) |
31.2 (88.2) |
30.6 (87.1) |
26.1 (79.0) |
20.9 (69.6) |
13.9 (57.0) |
9.4 (48.9) |
19.2 (66.6) |
Record low °C (°F) | −1.4 (29.5) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
1.8 (35.2) |
7.0 (44.6) |
14.4 (57.9) |
22.0 (71.6) |
24.0 (75.2) |
22.0 (71.6) |
20.0 (68.0) |
12.4 (54.3) |
3.4 (38.1) |
0.5 (32.9) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 94.1 (3.70) |
55.7 (2.19) |
71.2 (2.80) |
36.0 (1.42) |
5.1 (0.20) |
0.0 (0.0) |
1.0 (0.04) |
0.8 (0.03) |
0.1 (0.00) |
8.2 (0.32) |
59.4 (2.34) |
104.9 (4.13) |
436.5 (17.19) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 7.9 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 4.2 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 3.9 | 6.9 | 37.9 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 73 | 63 | 52 | 38 | 23 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 28 | 50 | 69 | 38 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 165.6 | 170.5 | 207.5 | 212.5 | 268.2 | 313.8 | 322.4 | 332.8 | 303.7 | 259.5 | 198.3 | 163.3 | 2,918.1 |
Source: Iran Meteorological Organization (records),[4] (temperatures),[5] (precipitation),[6] (humidity),[7] (days with precipitation),[8]
(sunshine)[9] |
The city was known as Parsumash prior to the Muslim conquest of Persia.
A French archaeological expedition under the supervision of Prof. Roman Ghirshman made some important discoveries.[11] Ghirshman believes Parsomash (present-day Masjed Soleyman) was the oldest capital of the Achaemenian Kingdom.
Masjed Soleyman's importance today is in oil exploration. William Knox D'Arcy, by contract with Ali-Qoli Khan Bakhtiari, obtained permission to explore for oil in Iran, he discovered oil near this city in 1908.[12][13] This was the first time oil was discovered in the Middle East, changing the history of the region.[14]
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Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Masjed Solayman. |
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