Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad
کهگیلویه و بویراحمدOak forests, waterfalls and the peaks of Dena, home to the Lur tribes that give the province its name.
The province takes its name from its two historic tribal regions. Its capital, Yasuj, sits beneath the Dena range, among the highest peaks of the Zagros.
The mountain pass often identified as the Persian Gate, where the Achaemenid commander Ariobarzanes held back Alexander's army in 330 BCE, lies near Yasuj.
Cities and towns
Yasujیاسوج
The provincial capital below Dena
Dehdashtدهدشت
The old centre of Kohgiluyeh
Dogonbadanدوگنبدان
An oil town in the south
Landmarksبناها و نشانهها
Mount Dena
دناA long range of high peaks above Yasuj