Borujerd

Borujerd (Persian: بروجرد borūjerd‎, pronounced as vūriyerd in Borujerdi accent and as vorūgerd or borūgerd in Luri language) (Recorded name variations: Boroujerd, Borudjerd, Boroojerd, Brujerd, Burujird, Borugerd) is a city in and capital of Borujerd County, Lorestan Province in western Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 227,547, in 59,388 families. Among the existing modern cities in Iran, Borujerd is one of the oldest reported at least since 9th century. In Sassanid Empire, Borujerd was a small town and region neighboring Nahavand. Gaining more attention during Great Seljuq Empire in 9th–10th century, Borujerd stood as an industrial, commercial and geostrategic city in Zagros Mountains until 20th century. In its golden ages, Borujerd was selected as the state capital of Lorestan and Khuzestan region during Qajar dynasty, 18th–19th century.