Mehr, Ilam
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Mehr
Persian: مهر | |
|---|---|
City | |
  Mehr  Mehr | |
| Coordinates: 33°25′45″N 46°27′56″E / 33.42917°N 46.46556°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Ilam |
| County | Malekshahi |
| District | Gachi |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 1,060 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Mehr (Persian: مهر)[3] is a city in, and the capital of, Gachi District of Malekshahi County, Ilam province, Iran.[4]
Ethnicity
The city is populated by Kurds.[5]
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, Mehr's population was 1,238 in 262 households, when it was a village in Gachi Rural District of the former Malekshahi District[a] of Mehran County.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 1,198 people in 319 households,[8] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Malekshahi County. The rural district was transferred to the new Gachi District.[4] The 2016 census measured the population as 1,060 people in 301 households,[2] when Mehr had been elevated to the status of a city.[9]
