Yasuj
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Yasuj is the capital of the Kohkiluyeh and Buyer Ahmad province in southwestern Iran. Its covers an area of approximately 15,563 km² in the Zagros Mountains.
It had an estimated population of 136,509 in 2005 [1], and has a thermoelectric power station.
Yasuj is the place where Alexander the Great and his Macedonian forces stormed the Persian Gates ("Darvazeh-ye Fars"), and fought themselves a way into the Persian heartland (331 BCE).
[edit] Economy
The economy of Yasuj is reported to be based on the following local exports:
- baskets
- carpets/rugs
- mosaic tiles
- bricks
- livestock feed
[edit] Educational institutions
- Yasuj University of Medical Sciences (in Persian).
[edit] WebSites
