Abdanan County
Abdanan County (Persian: شهرستان آبدانان)(kurdish: او دانان) is a county in Ilam province, Iran.[1] The capital of the county is Abdanan. At the 2006 census, its population was 45,830, in 9,358 families.[2] The county is subdivided into three districts: the Central District, Kalat District, and Sarab Bagh District. The county has three cities: Abdanan, Sarabbagh, and Murmuri.
Abdanan County شهرستان آبدانان | |
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 Counties of Ilam Province | |
 Location of Ilam Province in Iran | |
| Coordinates: 32°53′N 47°30′E | |
| Country |  |
| Province | Ilam Province |
| Capital | Abdanan |
| Bakhsh (Districts) | Central District, Kalat District, Sarab Bagh District |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 45,830 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+4:30 (IRDT) |
| Abdanan County can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "9205929" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database". | |
However, some of Lak an Lur speakers live in Abdanan, absolute majority of the citizens are Kurds (southern Kurdish group) .[3] According to a theory the name Abdanan means place of water; there are many small rivers in Abdanan.
References
- Gitashenasi Province Atlas of Iran
اطلس گیتاشناسی استانهای ایران Archived 2007-05-22 at the Wayback Machine - "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2011-11-11.
- "On Language Distribution in Ilam Province, Iran". Iranian Studies. 48: 835–850. doi:10.1080/00210862.2014.913423.
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