Khorramdarreh

Khorramdarreh (Persian: خرمدره), also Romanized as Khorram Darreh, Khorramdareh, and khorramdarreh; also known as khorramdarrekh)[2] is a city in and capital of Khorramdarreh County, Zanjan Province, Iran. At the 2011 census, its population was 65,166, in 12,562 families. It has highest literacy rate in Zanjan Province. [3] Khorramdarreh is home of Minoo industrial group (Food Holding) which is founded by Ali Khosroshahi, grandfather of Dara Khosroshahi. People of Khorramdarreh are mainly active in agriculture sector. Khorramdarreh has one industrial estate which is located near Qazvin-Zanjan highway (north of the highway near Hotel Ghazal).

For other places with the same name, see Khorramdarreh (disambiguation).
Khorramdarreh
خرمدره
City
Khorramdarreh
Coordinates: 36°12′11″N 49°11′13″E
CountryIran
ProvinceZanjan
CountyKhorramdarreh
BakhshCentral
Elevation
1,570 m (5,150 ft)
Population
 (2016 Census)
 • Total55,368 [1]
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

Tourism

Khorramdarreh is called green jewel of Zanjan because of its gardens and green fields. Its gastronomy and restaurants(specially Kabab and Ab-goosht) are loved by transit drivers from Türkiye, Eastern Europe, Armenia, Georgia & Azerbaijan. Hiking and Camping in mountains are very common hobbies of its locals and tourists. Khorramdarreh garden alleys (Koucheh-Bagh) in spring and summer host visitors from all over Iran. Family night gatherings in private gardens is a tradition among both elderly and youth.

Khorramdarreh has Province's oldest and most significant human civilization remainders in Tappe-Khalese (Meaning hill Khalese) from 6000 B.C. located in south side of the city within gardens.[4]

Agricultural Products

Agricultural products and fruits that are exported abroad and also distributed all over country are:

Beans(pinto, red & white), variants of grape,raisins and grape syrup, walnuts, wheat, variants of apple, pear, apricot, cherry, sour cherry, cow milk, oily seeds and meat.



Khorramdarreh wheatlands

References
  1. "Statistical Center of Iran > Home".
  2. Khorramdarreh can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3071213" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  3. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-11-11.
  4. Bayat, Akram (2017). "تپه باستاني هشت هزار ساله 'خالصه' شناسنامه هويتي شهرستان خرم دره".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)


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