Abdanan

City in Ilam province, Iran From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Abdanan (Persian: آبدانان)[a] is a city in the Central District of Abdanan County, Ilam province, Iran. It serves as capital of both the county and the district.[4]

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Abdanan
Persian: آبدانان
City
Landscape near Abdanan
Landscape near Abdanan
Abdanan is located in Iran
Abdanan
Abdanan
Abdanan is located in Ilam Province
Abdanan
Abdanan
Coordinates: 32°59′32″N 47°25′16″E[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceIlam
CountyAbdanan
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)[2]
  Total
23,946
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
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Demographics

Language and ethnicity

Clip of nature of Abdanan City, By: Adib Mohamadvali

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

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Abdanan linguistic composition
language percent
Kurdish
75%
Luri
20%
Mixed
5%
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Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 21,662 in 4,618 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 22,901 people in 5,536 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 23,946 people in 6,653 households.[2]

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Notes

  1. Also romanized as Ābdānān; also known as Qal‘a Ab-ī-Danan, Qal‘eh-ye Āb Dānān, and Qal‘eh Āb-ī-Dānān; Kurdish: ئاودانان, romanized as Awdanan[3]

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