Fuladshahr (Redirected from Fooladshahr)
Fuladshahr
Persian: فولادشهر | |
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City | |
Coordinates: 32°29′13″N 51°23′59″E / 32.48694°N 51.39972°E | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Isfahan |
County | Lenjan |
District | Fuladshahr |
Arya Shahr | 1964 |
Elevation | 1,700 m (5,600 ft) |
Population (2016) | |
• Total | 88,426 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Area code | 031526 |
Fuladshahr (Persian: فولادشهر), also Romanized as Fūlādshahr and Fūlād Shahr; formerly, Pūlād Shahr and Āryā Shahr (Persian: آریا شهر) ("Steel City"), is a city in, and the capital of, Fuladshahr District of Lenjan County, Isfahan province, Iran.
At the 2006 census, its population was 55,496 in 13,822 households. The following census in 2011 counted 66,903 people in 18,615 households. The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 88,426 people in 26,631 households.
In 2013, Fuladshahr was separated from the Central Districtto become the capital of the new Fuladshahr District.<ref name="Lenjan">
The city is 25 kilometres (16 mi) south of Isfahan and about 100 kilometres (62 mi) north of Shahrekord. It was built during the Shah of Iran period, and was home to the mostly Russian and other employees of the Zob Ahan factory, located near the city. The world's third-largest cement factory at the time, the Siman Sepahan Dizicheh or Siman Arya Dizicheh as it was called before the Iranian revolution, is also near the city.
Sports
Fuladshahr is home to Fuladshahr Stadium, the permanent home of Zob Ahan.