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

[4] At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 100,528 in 23,596 households.

[2] Doroud's climate can be classified as mediterranean (Köppen:Csa, Trewartha: Cs) with dry and very hot summers that receive almost no rainfall.

[citation needed] The New York Times reported 2 people killed in Dorud on 20 December during 2017 Iranian protests.

[11] In an interview on state television, the Deputy Governor of Lorestan Province blamed demonstration violence on “enemies of the revolution, Takfiri groups and foreign agents…No shots were fired by the police and security forces.”[12] Iran portal