Abdanan
| Abdanan آبدانان |
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| Coordinates: 32°59′33″N 47°25′11″E / 32.9925°N 47.41972°ECoordinates: 32°59′33″N 47°25′11″E / 32.9925°N 47.41972°E | |
| Country |  Iran |
| Province | Ilam |
| County | Abdanan |
| Bakhsh | Central |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 21,662 |
| Time zone | IRST (UTC+3:30) |
| • Summer (DST) | IRDT (UTC+4:30) |
Abdanan (Persian: آبدانان, also Romanized as Ābdānān; also known as Qal‘a Ab-ī-Danan, Qal‘eh-ye Āb Dānān, and Qal‘eh Āb-ī-Dānān)[1] is a city in and capital of Abdanan County, Ilam Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 21,662, in 4,618 families.[2]
The city is very important from the point of view of military and tourism because of its location and also there are many natural resources such as slfur mine, oil, oak forests. The city is located among Zagros Mountains south-west of Ilam.
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[edit] Geography
Abdanan shares its borders from north and west to Dehloran, from east to Darreh Shahr, from south to Andimeshk. The northern part of the city is mountainous ad covered by oak forests and its southern part is plain.
[edit] Attractions
Attraction in and around Abdanan are Sarab Abdanan Park, Posht Ghale and Herzardar and Hezarani castles reminder of Sassanid era.
[edit] Language
Majority of abdanan residents speak in Kurdish (although their dialect has some differences with respect to other kurdish cities) but other dialect such as Luri and Laki are used.
[edit] Economy
The economy is based on agriculture and livestock also small industrial units are present.
[edit] References
- ^ Abdanan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3051253" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
- ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Islamic Republic of Iran. http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/16.xls.
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