Khorramabad is a mountainous city located between Zagros valleys with the height of 1147/8 m above the sea level. This city enjoys a moderate and semi-humid Mediterranean climate with high rainfall especially in spring. Khorramabad have a special communication, strategic and economic significance by locating in Tehran-Khuzestan highway in Lorestan province. In addition to the industries and important factories such as petrochemical, Khorramabad agro-industry, steel, power plant, animal husbandry and agriculture constitute the economy of this city.
Falak-ol-aflak castle (Falak ol aflaak), this reputed and historical castle is located on a stony hillock in the midst of the city of Khoram Abad. The original date of construction of the said castle is not known. It was formerly known as ‘Shahpour Khast’, but from the Qajar era has been called by its current name. On the whole, the circumference of the castle covers a vicinity of 228.60 m. and the elevation of its tallest rampart is 22.5 m.
The Kiyou Lake is situated alongside a park by the same name. The Kiyou Lake gains its water from the natural springs, in addition to the beauty it has attributed to the city, it is a famous spot for tourists. Furthermore, there are a number of large and small tanks or ponds around the cities of Pol-e-Dokhtar and Borujerd, which provide a natural habitat for water species along with native and immigrant birds.
Kaldar cave located near Khorramabad city in the western Iranian province of LorestanDuring the exploration of the Kaldar cave in Khorramabad valley by the Sefidkuh Mountain, archaeologists discovered valuable remains of appeared to be the belongings of early of hunting and gathering humans of the middle and upper Paleolithic age onwards. The initial, test excavation in Kaldar was conducted in a one meter square trench. The discoveries were made in a Paleolithic stratum, with some geological strata having remained intact since the Pleistocene era.
The discovered artifacts in Kaldar cave include arrowheads, carinate (ridged) scrapers, end scrapers, Levallois blade cores (blade or flake tools struck from prepared cores), flakes, Aurignacian blade cores (retouched blades made by punch technique), and stone hammers, all indicating the presence of intelligent humans as Paleolithic dwellers of Kaldar cave. The diversity of the handmade tools indicates that the cave was settled during a range of periods.
