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Mehran, Ilam

City in Ilam province, Iran

Field	Value
name	Mehran
native_name
native_name_lang	fa
settlement_type	City
pushpin_map	Iran#Ilam Iran
coordinates
coordinates_footnotes
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Iran
subdivision_type1	Province
subdivision_name1	Ilam
subdivision_type2	County
subdivision_name2	Mehran
subdivision_type3	District
subdivision_name3	Central
unit_pref	Metric
population_footnotes
population_as_of	2016
population_total	17435
population_density_km2	auto
timezone	IRST
utc_offset	+3:30
website

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Mehran () is a city in the Central District of Mehran County, Ilam province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.

Mehran is near Iran's western border with Iraq. Because of its strategic proximity (only two hours' drive from Baghdad) the city has played a continuing role in dealings between Iran and Iraq.

In May 1981, during the Iran–Iraq War, in the Battle of Mehran, Iraqi forces captured Mehran, on the western plain of the Zagros Mountains and pushed eastward to the mountain base. Along with other Iraqi forces, they had been driven out by 1982-83.

Demographics

Language and ethnicity

All the people of this city are Kurds and most of them are from Malekshahi and Shohan tribes. The city is mostly populated by Kurds with a small Shohani minority.{{bar box|title=Mehran linguistic composition|titlebar=#ddd|left1=language|right1=percent|float=|bars=

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 13,118 in 2,958 households. The following census in 2011 counted 14,920 people in 3,745 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 17,435 people in 5,019 households.

Climate

Mehran has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh).

Economy

Border trade

In December 2022 Mehran border market accounts for 23 percent of Iran' total exports to Iraq.

Notes

References

((OpenStreetMap contributors)). (24 November 2024). "Mehran, Mehran County".
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Habibi, Hassan. (c. 2024). "Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Ilam province, centered in the city of Ilam". Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council.
[http://www.iranian.ws/iran-online/iran-iraq_war/1980-1982.htm Iran–Iraq War history].
General Department of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism of Ilam Province. "Introducing the city of Mehran".
"Language distribution: Ilam Province - Mērān".
"Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Ilam Province". The Statistical Center of Iran.
"Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Ilam Province". The Statistical Center of Iran.
"Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Ilam Province". The Statistical Center of Iran.
(12 December 2022). "یک میلیارد و ۸۹ میلیون دلار کالا از مرز مهران به عراق صادر شد".

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