Rumeshkan County

Rumeshkan County is in Lorestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Chaqabol.

History
Archaeological evidence shows the influence of Roman style architecture, and the name of this region is a compound of the words Rum (Romans) and eshkan (break) and it is believed that this area is where Eastern Roman Empire was defeated.

In May 2013, Rumeshkan District was separated from Kuhdasht County in the establishment of Rumeshkan County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with the city of Chaqabol as its capital and only city.

Population
At the time of the 2016 National Census, the county's population was 39,058 in 10,742 households.

Administrative divisions
Rumeshkan County's population and administrative structure are shown in the following table.

Geography
Rumeshkan County lies between 32 degrees 15 minutes to 33 degrees 25 minutes north latitude, and between 47 degrees 20 minutes to 47 degrees 40 minutes east longitude. The county is mountainous with major northwest to southeast trending ranges. The lower plains are generally high desert steppe.

Climate
Rumeshkan experiences a temperate and semi-dry climate with maximum temperatures in summer around 40 C. The minimum temperature in winter averages about -7 C. Average annual rainfall is 450 mm.

Economy
The principle occupations in Rumeshkan County are animal husbandry, and farming in the river valleys. Most of the crops are cereals, especially barley and wheat. In many of the villages and around Chaqabol, deep wells provide for irrigated agriculture and vegetable and melons are grown. These become a cash crop near Chaqabol and where transportation is available to other cities. In some areas orchards have been planted. In the 21st century, Rumeshkan began to experience severe drought which has decreased agricultural production and impoverished some farmers.

In 2015 the government in cooperation with the private sector opened a steel mill.

Scenic areas

 * Drvnshr Cave (غار درونشر), a limestone cave with a variety of cave formations.
 * Kalmakareh Cave has been occupied by humans since pre-historic time and has yielded up artifacts from several civilizations.
 * Zagheh Castle (قلعه زاخه), two kilometers east of Chaqabol, is a ruin of a Roman fort with later Sassanid additions.
 * Mount Vyznhar (Vznyar) is the highest mountain in the county. On its slopes are the ruins of Kohzad Castle.