Eyvan
City in Ilam province, Iran
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Eyvan (Persian: ایوان)[a] is a city in the Central District of Eyvan County, Ilam province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[4]
Demographics
Language
The city is populated by Kurds who speak the Kalhori variety of Kurdish.[5][6] Language composition:[7]
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 27,752 in 6,010 households.[8] The following census in 2011 counted 29,400 people in 7,269 households.[9] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 31,299 people in 8,808 households.[2]
Infrastructure
Roads
Eyvan is on Road 17 (Iran). The Eyvan-Ilam part, which has recently been expanded into a four-lane road, is the busiest road in Ilam province.[10] The Eyvan-Ilam route has one tunnel, the Payambare Azam, 1,480 meters long and inaugurated in February 2010. The 50-km Eyvan-Ilam route was made 11 km shorter, replacing the old Renu Tunnel.[11] The Eyvan bypass project is planned to be completed in two years.
There are two secondary roads; the older is to Sumar and the newer to Gilan-e Gharb.[12] Eyvan was connected to Gilan-e Gharb by a new route through Nawdar Road in 2015, making the distance between the two cities 40 minutes shorter.[13][14][15]
