Dehloran County
Encyclopedia
Dehloran County is a county
in Ilam Province
in Iran
. The capital of the county is Dehloran
. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 58,993, in 11,376 families. People speak Kurdish
and Luri
. The county is subdivided into three districts: the Central District
, Zarrinabad District
, and Musian District
. The county has four cities: Dehloran
, Musian
, Meymeh
, and Pahleh
.
Counties of Iran
The provinces of Iran further subdivided into counties called shahrestan , an area inside an ostan, and consists of a city centre, few bakhsh and many villages around them. There are usually a few cities and rural agglomerations in each county. Rural agglomerations are a collection of a number...
in Ilam Province
Ilam Province
Ilam Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is in the south-west of the country, bordering Iraq. Its provincial center is the city of Ilam. Covering an area of 19,086 square kilometers, the cities of the province are Ilam, Mehran, Dehloran, Dareh Shahr, Sarable, Eyvan, Abdanan and Arkwaz...
in Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
. The capital of the county is Dehloran
Dehloran
Dehloran is a city in and the capital of Dehloran County, Ilam Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 27,602, in 5,787 families. The city lies along Road 64, near the Iraqi border. A national natural monument lies in the northeastern part of the city....
. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 58,993, in 11,376 families. People speak Kurdish
Kurdish language
Kurdish is a dialect continuum spoken by the Kurds in western Asia. It is part of the Iranian branch of the Indo-Iranian group of Indo-European languages....
and Luri
Luri language
Lori or Luri is a collection of Southwestern Iranian languages which are mainly spoken by the Lurs and Bakhtiari people in the Iranian provinces of Loristan, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad and parts of Khuzestan and Esfahan province and Fars provinces...
. The county is subdivided into three districts: the Central District
Central District (Dehloran County)
The Central District of Dehloran County is a district in Dehloran County, Ilam Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 32,311, in 6,699 families. The District has one city: Dehloran....
, Zarrinabad District
Zarrinabad District
Zarrinabad District is a district in Dehloran County, Ilam Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 10,407, in 1,999 families. The District has two cities: Meymeh and Pahleh....
, and Musian District
Musian District
Musian District is a district in Dehloran County, Ilam Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 16,275, in 2,678 families. The District has one city: Musian....
. The county has four cities: Dehloran
Dehloran
Dehloran is a city in and the capital of Dehloran County, Ilam Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 27,602, in 5,787 families. The city lies along Road 64, near the Iraqi border. A national natural monument lies in the northeastern part of the city....
, Musian
Musian
Musian is a city in and capital of Musian District, Dehloran County, Ilam Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 2,571, in 491 families....
, Meymeh
Meymeh, Ilam
Meymeh is a city in Zarrinabad District, Dehloran County, Ilam Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 2,277, in 437 families....
, and Pahleh
Pahleh
Pahleh is a city in Zarrinabad District, Dehloran County, Ilam Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 4,341, in 840 families....
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