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.
In addition to the strategic location of this city as the communication road between north and south, prehistoric and historical monuments with the signs of human civilization, beautiful nature and various forests, groundwater resources, unique spring and waterfalls are lots of tourism attractions of this city. Khorramabad people speak in Luri-e Khorramabadi. Luri, Farsi, Laki dialects are also common in this region. The religion of people in this city is mostly Shia.
