Ilam, Iran

🇮🇷 Ilam is a city and capital of Ilam Province, Iran. The Kabir Kuh mountain range lies east of the city. From the west it borders Iraq.

Demographics At the 2006 National Census, Ilam's population was 155,289 in 34,549 households. The following census in 2011 counted 172,213 people in 42,613 households. The latest census in 2016 showed the population had risen to 194,030 people in 53,581 households.

Architecture Like many other regions of Iran the architecture in Ilam includes traditional and contemporary periods. Although easy access to fossil fuels and electricity may have aided the transition in Iranian architecture in other regions of Iran from its traditional to modern styles, in Ilam the increasing population has also played a role.

The Governor Castle, Falahaty Mansion and The Mirgholam Castle are examples of some surviving traditional buildings in Ilam. The courtyard dwelling is the main type of the buildings of this period. This type of building was accepted as the main building type over all Iran for both climatic and cultural reasons. Brick is the main constructional material in these buildings. The passive thermal techniques indicated for the Iranian traditional buildings are commonly used in these buildings.

The Governor Castle of Ilam was built in type of courtyard. Adding shade and moisture by using green landscape, high trees and a pond, were the main passive techniques used in this building to reduce the temperature in summer. The Mirgholam Castle of Ilam presents a classic Iranian courtyard. The garden and the pound were the main elements of this type of buildings. The Falahaty Mansion used a pitched roof as it was regular beside the flat roofs in the traditional buildings in Ilam earlier.

Education: University Ilam contains the following universities: • Ilam University of Medical Sciences • University of Ilam • Islamic Azad University of Ilam • Safir Danesh • Farhangian University, Shahid Modares Campus of Ilam (Men) and Imam Jafar -e- Sadiqh Campus of Ilam (Women).