Mehran, Ilam

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Mehran
مهران
City
Mehran is located in Iran
Mehran
Mehran
Coordinates: 33°07′20″N 46°09′53″E / 33.12222°N 46.16472°E / 33.12222; 46.16472Coordinates: 33°07′20″N 46°09′53″E / 33.12222°N 46.16472°E / 33.12222; 46.16472
Country Iran
ProvinceIlam
CountyMehran
BakhshCentral
Population
 (2016 Census)
 • Total17,435 [1]
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

Mehran (Persian: مهران, also Romanized as Mehrān; formerly, Mansurabad (Persian: منسورآباد), also Romanized as Mansūrābād)[2] is a city in and the capital of Mehran County, Ilam Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 13,118, in 2,958 families.[3]

Mehran is located near Iran's western border with Iraq. Because of its strategic proximity - only two hours' drive from Baghdad - the city has played a continuing role in dealings between Iran and Iraq.

In May 1986, during the Iran–Iraq War, Iraqi forces captured Mehran, on the western plain of the Zagros Mountains in Ilam Province, and pushed eastward to the mountain base.[4]

Demographics[]

The city is mostly populated by Kurds with a small Luri minority.[5]

Mehran linguistic composition
language percent
Southern Kurdish
 
 85%
Luri
 
 15%

References[]

  1. ^ "Statistical Center of Iran > Home".
  2. ^ Mehran, Ilam can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3074669" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  3. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-11-11.
  4. ^ Iran–Iraq War history.
  5. ^ "Language distribution: Ilam Province - Mērān". Iran Atlas. Retrieved 27 December 2020.

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