Shahrekord Attractions
Horse Riding Places and Polo Stick Yards ...
Meadows alongside the wetlands of Gandoman, Choqakhor, Solegan, Alooni, and on the fringes of seasonal lakes such as Javan Moreed and Laqarak are considered as suitable spots providing areas for riding and polo sports. In addition to these, ...
Zayandeh Rood River – Shahrekord
This river flows its course from Garagoosh in the northeast to Chelvan near Saman and depicts a perfect recreational area in this province. This vicinity comprises of the villages of Gonagoosh, Garm Dareh, Markadeh, Qoochan, Sadeq Abad, Hovreh, ...
Solagan (Solejan) Wetland – Shahrekord
This wetland is very vast and bearing an area of over 8 sq. km. provides a natural habitat for different species of waterfowls.
Shah-e-Shahidan Mountain – Shahrekord
Around this peak, at the heights of 4,000 m., 4,100 m. and 4,220 m. there are some glaciers. Access to the peak originates from Chilgerd and the route of Shah Shahidan mountain and connects to Mount Karkonan. En route, near the peak, there is a ...
Kooh-e-Sookhteh Mountain – Shahrekord
This peak is about 4,000 m. above sea level, its mountaineering tracks begin from the village of Dastna. There is a primitive shelter in this route which is extended to the gardens under the rocks of this peak. At the end of these gardens there ...
Felard Forest Zone – Shahrekord
This area covers an area of 20000 hectares and is 150 km to the south of Shahr-e-Kord township and to the north of Khan Mirza. Its neighboring provinces are Lordegan from west, Semirom from east and to the border of Kohkiluyeh Va Boyer Ahmad ...
Bazoft Forest Zone – Shahrekord
This zone covers an area of 53,000 hectares and is 180 km away and to the west of Shahr-e-Kord. From north it reaches the borders of Lurestan, from south to Ardal, from east to Shahr-e-Kord and from the west to borders of Khuzestan province. The ...
Shahrak Jame’ Mosque – Shahrekord
This forest zone covers an area of 104,000 hectares and is 80 km away from Shahr-e-Kord. Its neighboring provinces are from south Lordegan, from north Shahr-e-Kord, from east to Brujen and Lordegan. The main forest area of this region includes ...
Khan Jame’ Mosque – Shahrekord
This mosque was constructed in the year 1270 AH and beside having various chambers it consists of a courtyard and places for nocturnal prayer during the winter and summer seasons.
Keyan Jame’ Mosque – Shahrekord
This mosque is located 5 km from Shahr-e-Kord and is also known as the Mohab Mosque. It was built during the Safavid era, and in Afsharieh period it has been repaired by Moheb Ali Beik, the famed commander of Nader Shah Afshar. The Keyan Mosque ...
Imamzadeh Halimeh and Hakimeh Khatoon ...
This building is situated in Shahr-e-Kord, and belongs to Qajar and Pahlavi eras. The construction material is made of sun dried mud bricks, bricks and gypsum. The main building in a southern direction, has a portico with a dome. The interior ...
Imamzadeh Dastgerd – Shahrekord
The aggregate of Imamzadeh Dastgerd comprises of a tall gateway, corridors with various booths, sculptured pillars upholding the nocturnal prayers hall (Shabestan) and a brick inlaid ceiling. The Mausoleum of the Imamzadeh is octagonal in shape, ...
Chaloshtor Jame’ Mosque – ...
This mosque was constructed in the year 1267 AH by Haj Mohammad Reza Khan Chaloshtori, at the distance of 9 km from Shahr-e-Kord. Its construction materials are stone, brick and tile. It consists of four balconies, a place for noctural prayers, a ...
Atabakan Mosque – Shahrekord
This mosque was built during the period of Atabakan of Lurestan in the year 605 AH. This mosque is built of sun dried bricks and in the year 1351 (1972) was registered as a cultural heritage site and therefore was then repaired.
Zaman Khan Bridge – Shahrekord
This bridge has been constructed on the Zayandeh Rood River at the distance of 29 km northeast of Shahr-e-Kord. This bridge has been built by one of the tribal chieftains named Zaman Khan. This bridge has been repaired twice, once in the year ...
Tak Castle – Shahrekord
This castle is in the vicinity of the Jahan Been Mountains and overlooks the village of Tak. It covers an area of 7,000 sq. m. and its pillars are prism-shaped in structure. There are three stony ponds with tile-work in the courtyard of the said ...
Shalamzar Castle – Shahrekord
This castle and remainders of the aggregate castles of Najaf Qoli Khan are located in Shalamzar and were constructed by the local governors (Khans) of the Bakhtiyari Tribe. The Shalamzar castle which covers an area of 1000 sq. m. was constructed in ...
Jonaqan Castle – Shahrekord
Jonaqan or Joneqoon is a small city, situated at 38 km southwest of Shahr-e-Kord which was the residential quarter of the Khans of the Bakhtiyari Tribe. In the year 1939 AH, Ali Qoli Khan Sardar As'ad built this castle or palace, covering an area of ...
Elmieh (Imamieh) School – Shahrekord
This school has a fascinating structure and has been built at ruins of Timcheh Armenaye Katkhoda, by the Late Mir Sayed Mohammad who was the Friday Prayer Leader of Shahr-e-Kord. This structure has many chambers besides a relatively large courtyard.
Dezak Castle – Shahrekord
This two storey building is located in the southeast of Dezak Village. The ground floor having a octagonal vestibule in the center which joins the courtyard of Castle from the sides. At the sides of this octagonal vestibule there are four porticos, ...
Dehqan Samany Tomb – Shahrekord
Abolfath Dehqan Samani (Seif-ol-Shoara) was a sufi who lived among the Bakhtiyari Tribes and expired in 1326 AH. The tomb of this sufi is situated approx. 28km to the north of Shahr-e-Kord and near by Zaman Khan Bridge. The architecture and ...
Darb-e-Imamzadeh Bath – Shahrekord
This building is opposite the Atabakan Mosque of Shahr-e-Kord. It was constructed during the time of Atabakan of Lurestan and during the Safavid, Zandiyeh and Qajar periods was repaired. This bath (Hamam) or bath has a large exterior region that can ...
Chaloshtor Castle – Shahrekord
Chaloshtor is situated 10 km northwest of Shahr-e-Kord. This castle had been the ruling center much long before Shahr-e-Kord gained importance. The castle belonged to Khoda Rahim Khan Bakhtiyari and at present except for a small portion, the rest ...
As’adieh Cholicheh Castles – ...
Cholicheh is one of the villages of Meezdaj, which is situated 30 km southwest of Shahr-e-Kord. In the said and lush greenery, there are the Raz or As'adieh two castles at the short distance from each other which have been constructed by Salar Aazam ...
Karoon River – Shahrekord
The western and south western jurisdictions of the province consists of Lordegan, Khan Mirza, Felard, and southern Bazoft. It is through these regions that the various branches of the Karoon River flows. Hence providing recreational areas, due to ...
Bazoft River, Shahr-e-Kord and Brujen ...
The fringes of the Bazoft River has access to the roads to Shahr-e-Kord and Masjed Soleiman. In its lengthy course the river meanders through forests, valleys and passes and hence supplies water to all the rural areas that it flows by, and ...
Bakhtiari Nomads – Shahrekord
Migration is the term that explains thousands of years of Lurs (Kurdish) traditional life in the mountain-sides of Zagros. "Malkanon " is the most important life matter of the nomads. In addition, Malkanon reminds the most significant Bakhtiari ...
Chaleshtor Castle – Shahrekord
Chaleshtor Castle is for Qajar period and is located in Chaleshtor City in Shahre Kord Province. This monument was registered on 27th of Mordad 1377 with registration number 2101 and also it was registered in the list of Iran’s national ...
The Stone Lions, the Symbol of Bakhtiari ...
One of the rituals of Bakhtiari nomads is to put up a stone lion on top of the tombstone of ever-lasting eminent people of the tribe. Bakhtiari people erect this lion stone which is the symbol of bravery, valor, and characteristics like ...