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Luristan

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition | 2008 | The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. Copyright 2008 Columbia University Press. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

Luristan Iran: see Lorestan .

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LORESTAN'S FISH OUTPUT OVERVIEW
Newspaper article from: Info-Prod Research (Middle East); 4/19/2005; 307 words ; ...cold-water fishes were produced in fish ponds of Lorestan. Most of Lorestan's fish farms raise rainbow trout and various dace...were produced and distributed among fish farmers of Lorestan and other provinces. The industry also created...
Research findings from Lorestan University update understanding of structural chemistry.
Newspaper article from: Chemicals & Chemistry; 12/18/2009; 578 words ; ...wrote A. Zabardasti and colleagues, Lorestan University. The researchers concluded...obtained by contacting A. Zabardasti, Lorestan University, Dept. of Chemical, Khorramabad...Computers, Software, Structural Chemistry, Lorestan University. This article was prepared...
LORESTAN NON-OIL EXPORTS ON THE RISE
Newspaper article from: Info-Prod Research (Middle East); 3/14/2005; 274 words ; According to "Tehran Times", Lorestan's non-oil exports in the past eleven months of the current Iranian year (Mar. 21, 2004-Feb. 20, 2005) stood at 199...
LORESTAN ACCOUNTS FOR 24% OF IRAN'S DECORATIVE STONES PRODUCTION
Newspaper article from: Info-Prod Research (Middle East); 1/19/2006; 247 words ; According to "Tehran Times", some 24 percent of Iran's decorative stones are produced in this western province. Lorestan also produced three percent of the world's decorative stones, he added, implying that the region could turn into a...
IRAN: LORESTAN ACCOUNTS FOR 24% OF IRAN'S DECORATIVE STONES PRODUCTION.
Newspaper article from: IPR Strategic Business Information Database; 1/19/2006; 308 words ; According to "Tehran Times", some 24 percent of Iran's decorative stones are produced in this western province. Lorestan also produced three percent of the world's decorative stones, he added, implying that the region could turn into a...
IRAN: LORESTAN PROVINCE HONEY PRODUCTION ON THE RISE.
Newspaper article from: IPR Strategic Business Information Database; 10/20/2005; 355 words ; ...Iranian year. Of the annual honey output, he implied, some 500 tons would be offered to the local markets and the rest would be exported to other provinces. Lorestan is a mountainous region with a long history of honey and honeybees.
IRAN: LORESTAN'S NON-OIL EXPORTS ON THE RISE.
Newspaper article from: IPR Strategic Business Information Database; 7/3/2006; 373 words ; ...in the first three months of the current Iranian year (started March 21, 2006) compared to the same period last year. Lorestan Customs reported export of 1,597 tons of non-oil goods for $1.71 million in the said period. The volume mainly consisted...
IRAN: LORESTAN PROVINCE STUDENTS SUPPLIED WITH POLLUTED WATER.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Newspaper article from: IPR Strategic Business Information Database; 6/13/2000; 461 words ; According to "Tehran Times", 54 percent of 550,000 students of Lorestan Province are not consuming healthy drinking water in the provincial schools, senior health expert Moloud Jaferian said. Jaferian...
IRAN: NORWAY'S HYDRO REQUESTS TO DEVELOP LORESTAN OILFIELD.(Hydro Oil Company)(Brief Article)
Newspaper article from: IPR Strategic Business Information Database; 11/4/2004; 575 words ; According to "Tehran Times", Norway's Hydro Oil Company has requested to develop an oilfield in Iran's Lorestan Province. Hydro and Statoil are two companies from Norway that have also expressed inclination to develop another oilfield in...
IRAN: SWEET CORN COVERAGE IN LORESTAN ON THE RISE.
Newspaper article from: IPR Strategic Business Information Database; 8/15/2005; 391 words ; ...farming covers some 333 hectares of land in this western province. Field corn farming has covered 52 hectares of farmlands in Lorestan, Alikhani stated. This year, some 50 tons of chemical fertilizers and 10 tons of improved seeds have been distributed among...

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Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...Ali Shah (1772–1834), the Persian emperor, and later served as governor of the Iranian provinces Burujird and Lorestan before being ousted when a new ruler, Muhammad Shah Qajar (1808–1848) came to power in Persia. After M...
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Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Khorramabad , city (1991 pop. 249,258), capital of Lorestan prov., W Iran. It is the trade center of a mountainous region where fruit, grain, and wool are produced.

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