Kaj, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari

Kaj (Persian: كاج, also Romanized as Kāj; also known as Gāch Kaj and Qāch Kaj) is a city in the Central District of Ardal County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran. The city is populated by Lurs.

Kaj
Persian: كاج
City
Kaj
Coordinates: 32°03′31″N 50°34′58″E
CountryIran
ProvinceChaharmahal and Bakhtiari
CountyArdal
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)
  Total4,227
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the 2006 census, its population was 3,774 in 800 households, when it was a village in Poshtkuh Rural District. The following census in 2011 counted 4,027 people in 982 households. The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 4,227 people in 1,167 households, by which time Kaj had been elevated to the status of a city.

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