Shahrekord (, also
Romanized as
Shahr-e Kord and
Shahr Kord) is the capital city of
Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province,
Iran. It is the largest city in the
province, and is 90 km away from Iran's third largest city,
Isfahan. At the time of the 2006
census, Shahrekord had a population of about 148,464 and the Shahrekord metropolitan area had a population of 380,312.
Shahrekord is famous for its natural beauty, cold winters, waterfalls and rivers. Sharekord is the Iran’s highest capital city at above the sea level. This led to be known as “Roof of Iran”. Shahrekord is about from Iran's third largest city of
Isfahan and from
Tehran.