Tuyserkan
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Tuyserkan (Persian: تويسركان) is a city in the Central District of Tuyserkan County, Hamadan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. Tuyserkan is located about 100 km south of Hamadan, in western Iran.
Tuyserkan is famous for the Tomb of the Prophet Habakkuk, a Twelver Shi'ite and Jewish mausoleum believed to entomb the remains of the biblical prophet Habakkuk, who is revered by Jews, Christians, and Muslims as a Biblical prophet who served in the Temple of Solomon, approximately 700 BCE.
Climate
| Climate data for Tooyserkan (elevation:1,783.2 m (5,850 ft), 2003-2010 normals) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 0.1 (32.2) | 3.1 (37.6) | 8.5 (47.3) | 11.7 (53.1) | 16.3 (61.3) | 22.6 (72.7) | 26.5 (79.7) | 25.8 (78.4) | 21.3 (70.3) | 15.9 (60.6) | 7.9 (46.2) | 3.4 (38.1) | 13.6 (56.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 58.0 (2.28) | 60.5 (2.38) | 50.5 (1.99) | 89.0 (3.50) | 33.2 (1.31) | 2.4 (0.09) | 0.4 (0.02) | 2.0 (0.08) | 3.6 (0.14) | 34.0 (1.34) | 68.8 (2.71) | 51.7 (2.04) | 454.1 (17.88) |
| Source: IRIMO |
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 42,520 in 11,802 households. The following census in 2011 counted 44,516 people in 13,727 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 50,455 people in 16,291 households.
Industries
Tuyserkan is a major center for furniture production and wood carving, supported by the abundance of walnut trees in the surrounding region.
See also
Media related to Tuyserkan at Wikimedia Commons
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