Lalejin

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

Lalejin (Persian: لالجين)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Lalejin District of Bahar County, Hamadan province, Iran.[4]

CountryIran
Elevation
1,731 m (5,679 ft)
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Websitewww.lalejincity.ir
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Lalejin
Persian: لالجين
Azerbaijani: للین, Lalin Ləlin
City
Lalejin is located in Iran
Lalejin
Lalejin
Coordinates: 34°58′27″N 48°28′32″E[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceHamadan
CountyBahar
DistrictLalejin
Elevation
1,731 m (5,679 ft)
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
14,916
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Websitewww.lalejincity.ir
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Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 14,689 in 3,760 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 15,291 people in 4,489 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 14,916 people in 4,715 households.[2]

Geography

Lalejin is 20 kilometres north of Hamadan at an altitude of 1731 meters. It is situated 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) from Bahar, capital of Bahar County.

Lalejin District has an area of 508 square kilometers and had a population of 44,568 in 2006,[5] and 41,383 in 2016.[2] It is in the east of Bahar and is bordered in the west by Hamadan County and in the north by Kabudarahang County and contains Mohajeran and Sofalgaran.

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Lalejin travel guide from Wikivoyage

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Notes

  1. [a]
    Also romanized as Lālajīn and Lālejīn; known locally as Lalin, also romanized as Lalīn; and also known as Shahr-e Lālejīn; and Azerbaijani: لَلين, romanized as Ləlin (English: Clay)[3]

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