Harsin
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Harsin
Kurdish: هەرسین | |
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City | |
| Persian: هرسین | |
 Eshaqvand rock tombs | |
  Harsin | |
| Coordinates: 34°16′14″N 47°34′49″E / 34.27056°N 47.58028°E / 34.27056; 47.58028[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Kermanshah |
| County | Harsin |
| District | Central |
| Established | 550 BC |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 44,146 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Harsin (Kurdish: هەرسین, romanized: Hersîn, Persian: هرسين, romanized: Harsīn) is a city in the Central District of Harsin County, Kermanshah province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[3] Harsin was founded in 550 BC.[citation needed]
Language and ethnicity
The city is populated by different Kurdish tribes including the Osmanvand and the Jalalvand who speak Laki Kurdish.[4]
The Kurds of Harsin have their own subdialect of Laki known either "Harsini" or "Kermanshahi Laki", a vernacular between Xwarini and Laki Proper.[5]
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 51,562 in 12,001 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 49,967 people in 13,700 households.[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 44,146 people in 12,814 households.[2]
References
- ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (11 December 2024). "Harsin, Harsin County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- 1 2 Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Kermanshah Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ↑ Habibi, Hassan (c. 2024) [Approved 22 July 1374]. Divisional reforms in Kermanshah province. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 1.42.7141; Resolution 93808T/907; Notification 9115/T15630K. Archived from the original on 30 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024 – via Lam ta Kam.
- ↑ Fattah, Ismaïl Kamandâr (2000). Les dialectes kurdes méridionaux. Acta Iranica 37. p. 22.
- ↑ Belelli, Sara (2022). The Laki Variety of Harsin: Grammar, Texts, Lexicon. Bamberg Studies in Kurdish Linguistics (2nd ed.). Bamberg, Bavaria: University of Bamberg Press. p. 31.
- ↑ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Kermanshah Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ↑ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Kermanshah Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 18 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
External links
- Iran Travel Guide: Harsin Deprecated link archived 18 February 2013 at archive.today
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