Abdanan County

Abdanan County
شهرستان آبدانان
County
Coordinates: 32°53′N 47°30′E / 32.883°N 47.500°E / 32.883; 47.500Coordinates: 32°53′N 47°30′E / 32.883°N 47.500°E / 32.883; 47.500
Country  Iran
Province Ilam Province
Capital Abdanan
Bakhsh (Districts) Central District, Kalat District, Sarab Bagh District
Population (2006)
 • Total 45,830
Time zone IRST (UTC+3:30)
 • Summer (DST) IRDT (UTC+4:30)
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Abdanan County (Persian: شهرستان آبدانان‎‎) is a county in Ilam province, Iran.[1] The capital of the county is Abdanan. At the 2006 census, its population was 45,830, in 9,358 families.[2] The county is subdivided into three districts: the Central District, Kalat District, and Sarab Bagh District. The county has three cities: Abdanan, Sarabbagh, and Murmuri.

However, some of Lak an Lur speakers live in Abdanan, absolute majority of the citizens are Kurds (southern Kurdish group) .[3] According to a theory the name Abdanan means place of water; there are many small rivers in Abdanan.

References

  1. ↑ Gitashenasi Province Atlas of Iran
    اطلس گیتاشناسی استان‌های ایران
  2. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2011-11-11.
  3. ↑ http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00210862.2014.913423?journalCode=cist20
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