Aleshtar (Persian: الشتر)[a] is a city in the Central District of Selseleh County, Lorestan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.

[5] At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 28,306 in 6,033 households.

[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 33,558 people in 9,294 households.

Summers are dry and hot with very low precipitation from June to September.

This Selseleh County location article is a stub.