Khorramabad

Khorramabad (Khoramabad or Khurramabad) is a city in and capital of Lorestan Province, Iran. Khorramabad is situated in the Zagros Mountains. Khorramabad Airport is 3 km south of the city proper. The city population is predominantly Lur and Lak, although the two groups are closely related. In the city center, a tall citadel called Falak-ol-Aflak (The Heaven of Heavens), a relic of the Sassanid era, is now a nationally popular museum. Economically, it is the regional base of the agricultural industry.