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Mehran, Ilam

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

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Mehran
Persian: مهران
City
Mehran
Location within Iran
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Mehran
Location within Ilam Province
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Coordinates: 33°07′15″N 46°09′51″E / 33.12083°N 46.16417°E / 33.12083; 46.164171
CountryIran
ProvinceIlam
CountyMehran
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)2
 • Total
17,435
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Mehran (Persian: مهران)a is a city in the Central District of Mehran County, Ilam province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.4

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.5 Along with other Iraqi forces, they had been driven out by 1982-83.

Demographics

Language and ethnicity

The city is mostly populated by Kurds with a small Shohani minority.6

Mehran linguistic composition
language percent
Southern Kurdish
 
 85%
Shohani
 
 15%

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 13,118 in 2,958 households.7 The following census in 2011 counted 14,920 people in 3,745 households.8 The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 17,435 people in 5,019 households.2

Climate

Mehran has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). On July 30 2020 a temperature of 53.5° C (128.3° F) was recorded.

Climate data for Mehran
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 15.1
(59.2) 		17.5
(63.5) 		23.5
(74.3) 		29.4
(84.9) 		36.5
(97.7) 		41.8
(107.2) 		44.1
(111.4) 		44.3
(111.7) 		40.0
(104.0) 		33.3
(91.9) 		22.6
(72.7) 		17.0
(62.6) 		30.4
(86.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) 10.2
(50.4) 		12.2
(54.0) 		17.6
(63.7) 		23.4
(74.1) 		30.2
(86.4) 		35.4
(95.7) 		37.8
(100.0) 		37.8
(100.0) 		33.2
(91.8) 		27.0
(80.6) 		17.1
(62.8) 		12.0
(53.6) 		24.5
(76.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 5.3
(41.5) 		6.6
(43.9) 		10.8
(51.4) 		16.0
(60.8) 		22.0
(71.6) 		27.3
(81.1) 		30.0
(86.0) 		29.7
(85.5) 		25.3
(77.5) 		20.1
(68.2) 		11.7
(53.1) 		7.2
(45.0) 		17.7
(63.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 52
(2.0) 		39
(1.5) 		38
(1.5) 		24
(0.9) 		6
(0.2) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		9
(0.4) 		42
(1.7) 		46
(1.8) 		256
(10)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 5 4 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 25
Average relative humidity (%) 64 58 37 29 17 12 12 12 15 22 46 60 32
Source: https://en.climate-data.org/asia/iran/ilam/mehran-50574/

Economy

Border trade

In December 2022 Mehran border market accounts for 23 percent of Iran' total exports to Iraq.9

See also

See also

Notes

Notes

  1. Also romanized as Mehrān; formerly Mansurabad (منصورآباد), also romanized as Mansūrābād3
References

References

  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (24 November 2024). "Mehran, Mehran County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Ilam Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. Mehran, Ilam at GEOnet Names Server
  4. Habibi, Hassan (c. 2024) [Approved 21 June 1369]. 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. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Proposal 3233.1.5.53; Letter 93808-907; Notification 83348/T132K. Archived from the original on 8 February 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2024 – via Lam ta Kam.
  5. Iran–Iraq War history.
  6. "Language distribution: Ilam Province - Mērān". Iran Atlas. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  7. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Ilam 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.
  8. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Ilam Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
  9. "یک میلیارد و ۸۹ میلیون دلار کالا از مرز مهران به عراق صادر شد". 12 December 2022.
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