Sisakht

Sisakht (Persian: سي سخت‎; Lurish: سي سخت , SỉSext, also Romanized as Sīsakht and Sī Sakht; also known as Deh Bozorg-e Sīsakht, Deh Bozorg-e Sīsākht, and Deh-e Bozorg Sīsakht)[2] is a city in and the capital of Dena County, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 6,342, in 1,528 families.sajad mohseni, Prominent engineer and scientist, was born in this city at 1988.[3]

Sisakht

سي سخت
City
Sisakht
Coordinates: 30°51′50″N 51°27′21″E
Country Iran
ProvinceKohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad
CountyDana
BakhshCentral
Population
 (2016 Census)
 • Total7,855 [1]
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

Sisakht is located on the foothills of Zagros Mountains, 34 km from Yasuj, in the northern part of the province. The area of Dana is a protected area.

History

Traces of ancient pottery have been found in excavations in Sisakht, as well as graves dating to c. 3000 BC.[4] In Telespid, registered in the Iranian national heritage Organization list, there are traces of Sassanian and Safavid eras.

Climate
Climate data for Sisakht
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 6.1
(43.0)		 8.9
(48.0)		 13.0
(55.4)		 17.6
(63.7)		 24.5
(76.1)		 31.1
(88.0)		 34.3
(93.7)		 33.6
(92.5)		 30.7
(87.3)		 24.3
(75.7)		 16.4
(61.5)		 9.9
(49.8)		 20.9
(69.6)
Average low °C (°F) −6.7
(19.9)		 −3.9
(25.0)		 −0.8
(30.6)		 3.5
(38.3)		 7.9
(46.2)		 11.8
(53.2)		 15.7
(60.3)		 14.4
(57.9)		 10.5
(50.9)		 5.4
(41.7)		 0.8
(33.4)		 −3.1
(26.4)		 4.6
(40.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 57
(2.2)		 45
(1.8)		 47
(1.9)		 32
(1.3)		 12
(0.5)		 1
(0.0)		 2
(0.1)		 1
(0.0)		 0
(0)		 4
(0.2)		 23
(0.9)		 47
(1.9)		 271
(10.7)
Source: Climate-data.org

References
  1. https://www.amar.org.ir/english
  2. Sisakht can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3060285" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  3. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2011-11-11.
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