Ardal

{{Short description|City in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran}}

{{for multi|the administrative division of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province|Ardal County|other places with the same name|Ardal (disambiguation)}}

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'''Ardal''' ({{langx|fa|اردل}}){{efn|Also [[romanize]]d as '''Ardel'''<ref>{{GEOnet3|-3053579}}</ref>}} is a city in the [[Central District (Ardal County)|Central District]] of [[Ardal County]], Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.<ref name="Ardal County Establishment"> {{cite web |first=Hassan |last=Habibi |author-link=Hassan Habibi |orig-date={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|تاریخ تصویب}} (Approval date) 1369/06/21 (Iranian Jalali calendar) |date=12 September 1990  |script-title=fa:ایجاد و تأسیس واحدهایی در استان چهارمحال و بختیاری |trans-title=‌Creation and establishment of units in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province |url=https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/113041 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231202135043/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/113041 |archive-date=2 December 2023 |access-date=2 December 2023 |website={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|لام تا کام}} [Lam ta Kam] |publisher={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|‌وزارت کشور}} [Ministry of the Interior] |agency={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت}} [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board] |language=fa |id={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|شناسه}} [ID] 9F452B7E-3A3F-443B-8D2C-917E895A06C2. {{lang|fa|rtl=yes|شماره دوره}} [Course number] 69, {{lang|fa|rtl=yes|شماره جلد}} [Volume number] 3.}}</ref>

==Demographics== ===Ethnicity=== The city is populated by [[Lurs]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Language distribution: Chahar Mahal va Bakhtiari Province|url=https://iranatlas.net/index.html?module=module.language-distribution.chahar_mahal_va_bakhtiari#|url-status=live|access-date=25 March 2021|website=Iran Atlas|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171204171156/http://iranatlas.net/index.html?module=module.language-distribution.chahar_mahal_va_bakhtiari |archive-date=2017-12-04 }}</ref>\

===Population=== At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 8,162 in 1,767 households.<ref name="2006 Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province"> {{cite web |script-title=fa:سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان چهارمحال و بختیاری |trans-title=General Population and Housing Census 2006: Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province |language=fa |website={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|مرکز آمار ایران}} [Statistical Centre of Iran] |url=http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/14.xls |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920094403/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/14.xls |archive-date=20 September 2011 |format=Excel |access-date=25 September 2022}}</ref> The following census in 2011 counted 8,992 people in 2,025 households.<ref name="2011 Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province"> {{cite web |script-title=fa:سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان چهارمحال و بختیاری |trans-title=General Population and Housing Census 2011: Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province |language=fa |website=Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University |url=https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Chahar-Mahal-and-Bakhtiari.xls |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230116012310/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Chahar-Mahal-and-Bakhtiari.xls |archive-date=16 January 2023 |agency={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|مرکز آمار ایران}} [Statistical Centre of Iran] |format=Excel |access-date=19 December 2022}}</ref> The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 10,113 people in 2,642 households.<ref name="2016 Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province"> {{cite web |script-title=fa:سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان چهارمحال و بختیاری |trans-title=General Population and Housing Census 2016: Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province |language=fa |website={{lang|fa|rtl=yes|مرکز آمار ایران}} [Statistical Centre of Iran] |url=https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_14.xlsx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190524080828/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_14.xlsx |archive-date=24 May 2019 |format=Excel |access-date=19 December 2022}}</ref>

{{clear}} ==Climate== {{Weather box | name = | width = 72% | collapsed = | open = | metric first = yes | single line = yes | trace = | location = Ardal (2009-2013 normals) | temperature colour = | Jan high C =10 | Feb high C =10 | Mar high C =15 | Apr high C =19 | May high C =25 | Jun high C =32 | Jul high C =36 | Aug high C =35 | Sep high C =31 | Oct high C =24 | Nov high C =15 | Dec high C =11 | year high C = | Jan mean C =4 | Feb mean C =4 | Mar mean C =9 | Apr mean C =13 | May mean C =18 | Jun mean C =24 | Jul mean C =28 | Aug mean C =27 | Sep mean C =23 | Oct mean C =17 | Nov mean C =9 | Dec mean C =5 | year mean C = | Jan low C =-2 | Feb low C =-1 | Mar low C =3 | Apr low C =7 | May low C =11 | Jun low C =16 | Jul low C =20 | Aug low C =19 | Sep low C =15 | Oct low C =10 | Nov low C =4 | Dec low C =-1 | year low C =

|source 1 = Chaharmahalmet<ref>{{Cite web |title=Synoptic Station of Ardal |url=http://www.chbmet.ir/st_ardal.asp |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160616231645/http://www.chbmet.ir/st_ardal.asp |archive-date=16 June 2016 |access-date=27 February 2025 |website=Chaharmahalmet |script-title=fa: ايستگاه سينوپتيك سامان |type=asp}}</ref> |date = February 2025 }}

==See also== {{Portal-inline|Iran}} {{clear}}

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[[Category:Cities in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province]]

[[Category:Populated places in Ardal County]]

[[Category:Luri settlements in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province]]