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Musian

Coordinates: 32°31′14″N 47°22′39″E / 32.52056°N 47.37750°E / 32.52056; 47.37750
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For the administrative division, see Musian District. For the villages in Isfahan province, see Musian and Musaabad.

Musian
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City
Musian is located in Iran
Musian
Musian
Musian is located in Ilam Province
Musian
Musian
Coordinates: 32°31′14″N 47°22′39″E / 32.52056°N 47.37750°E / 32.52056; 47.37750[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceIlam
CountyDehloran
DistrictMusian
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total2,459
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Musian (Template:Lang-fa, also Romanized as Mūsīān, Mūseyān, and Mūsīyān; also known as Mīsīan and Tepe Mīslan)[3] is a city in, and the capital of, Musian District of Dehloran County, Ilam province, Iran. The city is largely populated by Lurs with a significant Arab minority.[4]

At the 2006 census, its population was 2,571 in 491 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 2,577 people in 564 households.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 2,459 people in 642 households.[2]

Language

It is a majority Luri speaking village town, about a quarter of the population speaks Arabic.[7]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (5 June 2023). "Musian, Dehloran County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 16. Archived from the original (Excel) on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Musian can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3076133" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ "Language distribution: Ilam Province - Mūsyān". Iran Atlas. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 16. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 16. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  7. ^ "Atlas of the Languages of Iran".
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