Meydan, Ilam

Coordinates: 33°30′56″N 46°33′51″E / 33.51556°N 46.56417°E / 33.51556; 46.56417
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Meydan
Persian: ميدان
Village
Meydan is located in Iran
Meydan
Meydan
Meydan is located in Ilam Province
Meydan
Meydan
Coordinates: 33°30′56″N 46°33′51″E / 33.51556°N 46.56417°E / 33.51556; 46.56417[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceIlam
CountyIlam
DistrictSivan
Rural DistrictMishkhas
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total1,046
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Meydan (Persian: ميدان), also Romanized as Meydān; also known as Meydān-e Mīsh Khāş,[3] is a village in, and the capital of, Mishkhas Rural District of Sivan District, Ilam County, Ilam province, Iran. The previous capital of the rural district was Jafarabad.[4] The village is populated by Kurds.[5]

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 869 in 172 households, when it was in the Central District.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 848 people in 202 households.[7] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 1,046 people in 312 households,[2] by which time the rural district had been separated from the district in the establishment of the new Sivan District.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (7 June 2023). "Meydan, Ilam County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 7 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. ^ Meydan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3793462" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ a b "Approval letter regarding the country divisions of Ilam province". Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). 11 December 2013. Archived from the original on 23 August 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Language distribution: Ilam Province". Iran Atlas. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 16. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.