Yasouj, the capital of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer Ahmad Province, is situated on the slopes of the Zagros Mountains and Dana, at an elevation of 1,870 meters above sea level. The article ‘Studying in Yasouj’ provides an overview and description of its cultural, educational, and weather conditions, as well as its tourism and other aspects.
Yasouj
Yasouj (it means a place where jasmine flowers grow in abundance) is known as the natural capital of Iran due to its pleasant weather in four seasons. The dialect of Yasouj people is Lori and they are all Lori and Shiite. In the census of 1395, it has a population of 134532. Boyerahmad city has 4 central regions called Markazi, Drohan, and Margono Lorab, 2 cities, and 13 villages. Yasouj is located in the temperate Mediterranean climate region, where the average annual rainfall of this city reaches 865 mm, and it is one of the rainiest cities in Iran after Rasht.
Due to the high rainfall in this area and the good vegetation, animal husbandry, and agriculture form the major part of the economy of this city. Kuppe, Gelim, carpets, mirrors, and colorful local clothes are good souvenirs from this city.
Like other regions of Iran, the city of Yasouj has its own culture and customs. The long history of this city has given it a rich and ancient culture. One of the native ceremonies of Yasuj Pand Shekhani during the Nowruz Holidays is for this city. In this ceremony, people visit elders members of the family, and mourners and change the mourner’s black clothes by taking gifts.
The Chale Garam Kenon ceremony is another ritual of the Yasouj people, who perform this ancient custom by cooking local food one day before the New Year. People believe that warming up their home oven will give them stability and a blessed table in the new year.
Studying in Yasouj
There are 16 scientific and academic centers in Yasouj, and 21797 students and 888 professors work in these centers. Based on research, 15160 scientific articles including 2029 journal articles, 8111 articles in domestic scientific conferences, and 2029 international articles have been extracted from this center. One of the prestigious academic centers of Yasuj is Yasuj University. You can visit Study in Yasouj University‘s article for more information.
Recreation and Tourism Places
Yasuj is one of the scenic cities of Iran that has become one of the tourist attractions due to the presence of two rivers (Bashar and Mehrian), a waterfall, Shah Qasim Dam lake, numerous springs, and oak forests, every tourist who is interested in nature should consider this city as chooses a destination in his journey.
- Waterfall
- Dana Mountains
- Bashar River
- Tal Khosrow
- Kakan village
- Tang Ganjaei
- Dena ski resort
- Forest Park
- Tang Mehrian
- Morpiese plain
- Moor E Zard Lake
- Shah Qasim Dam Lake
- Museum
- Pazen Pir Castle
- Khungah copper cave
- Aab Nahr Mountain
- Imamzadeh Abdullah
- Tal Moohrei
And more…
Health Centers and Hospitals
- Shahid Muftah Clinic
- Shohada Hospital
- Farhangian Clinic
- Shahid Beheshti Hospital
- Imam Jafar Sadiq Clinic
- Sadra Clinic
- Shahid Rajaei Hospital
- Salman Hospital
- Imam Sajjad Hospital
- Omid Hospital
And more…
Hotels in Yasouj
- Azadin Hotel
- Eram Hotel
- Dal Dana Hotel
- Jahangardi Hotel
- Bagheri Olympic Hotel
- Parisian Hotel
And more…
Libraries
- Imam Khomeini Public Library
- Public Library of Imam Ali
- Markazi library
- Professor Mohammad Bahman Begi Library
- Shahada Aliabad Public Library
- Fatemeh Al-Zahra Library
- Shahid Beheshti Margon Public Library
etc…
Shopping Centers
- Atlas commercial center
- Sharafabad Fridays market
- Tus commercial center
- Mellat Center
- Omid Center
- Cherry shopping center
etc…
Restaurants
- Lian Traditional Restaurant
- Chahar Loghme Kebabi
- Ghol Maryam Restaurant
- Yaghoosh traditional Restaurant
- Bagenagh Ha Restaurant
- Shandiz Restaurant
- Bakhtiari Restaurant
- Mobin Restaurant
- Chalukbabi Golpayegani
- Zima Restaurant
- Kolbe Restaurant
etc…
