Ardestan Persian:اَردِستان | |
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  Ardestan | |
| Coordinates:33°22′23″N52°22′08″E / 33.37306°N 52.36889°E /33.37306; 52.36889[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Isfahan |
| County | Ardestan |
| District | Central |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 15,744 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Ardestan (Persian:اردستان)[a] is a city in theCentral District ofArdestan County,Isfahan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[4]
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 14,698 in 4,077 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 15,701 people in 4,680 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 15,744 people in 5,093 households.[2]
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Ardestan is located at the southern foothills of theKarkas mountain chain and is 110 km northeast ofIsfahan. It is believed the city was founded inSassanian times and was strongly fortified in the 10th century. ASeljuk-eramosque, abazaar, severalab anbars, and historical houses of the old town are among the tourist attractions of Ardestan.Mulberry,pomegranate and a special kind offig are the main orchard products of the town.
It has been said that Ardestan was the birthplace ofHassan Modarres.
Ardestan has ahot desert climate (Köppen: BWh).
| Climate data for Ardestan, Esfahan Province, Altitude: 1252.4 M from: 1992-2010 | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 22.2 (72.0) | 26.4 (79.5) | 32.0 (89.6) | 34.4 (93.9) | 39.6 (103.3) | 43.2 (109.8) | 44.4 (111.9) | 43.4 (110.1) | 39.6 (103.3) | 34.2 (93.6) | 29.4 (84.9) | 22.6 (72.7) | 44.4 (111.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 9.1 (48.4) | 13.3 (55.9) | 18.4 (65.1) | 24.8 (76.6) | 30.2 (86.4) | 35.8 (96.4) | 38.2 (100.8) | 37.3 (99.1) | 33.0 (91.4) | 26.4 (79.5) | 17.6 (63.7) | 11.2 (52.2) | 24.6 (76.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.6 (40.3) | 8.1 (46.6) | 12.9 (55.2) | 19.0 (66.2) | 24.0 (75.2) | 29.4 (84.9) | 31.9 (89.4) | 30.8 (87.4) | 26.7 (80.1) | 20.7 (69.3) | 12.7 (54.9) | 6.8 (44.2) | 19.0 (66.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 0.1 (32.2) | 2.8 (37.0) | 7.4 (45.3) | 13.2 (55.8) | 17.9 (64.2) | 22.9 (73.2) | 25.6 (78.1) | 24.4 (75.9) | 20.4 (68.7) | 15.1 (59.2) | 7.7 (45.9) | 2.4 (36.3) | 13.3 (56.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −15.2 (4.6) | −8.4 (16.9) | −5.2 (22.6) | 1.2 (34.2) | 5.8 (42.4) | 13.0 (55.4) | 18.2 (64.8) | 15.8 (60.4) | 10.5 (50.9) | 6.6 (43.9) | −3.0 (26.6) | −10.2 (13.6) | −15.2 (4.6) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 24.1 (0.95) | 15.1 (0.59) | 23.1 (0.91) | 15.5 (0.61) | 13.3 (0.52) | 0.9 (0.04) | 0.4 (0.02) | 0.9 (0.04) | 0.5 (0.02) | 2.0 (0.08) | 8.9 (0.35) | 22.4 (0.88) | 127.1 (5.01) |
| Average snowy days | 3.1 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 6.1 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 52 | 41 | 33 | 29 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 26 | 38 | 51 | 31 |
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