Abdanan

For the administrative division of Ilam province, see Abdanan County. For the city in Khuzestan province, see Abadan.

Abdanan Persian: آبدانان
City
Landscape near Abdanan
Abdanan Show map of Iran Abdanan Show map of Ilam Province
Coordinates: 32°59′32″N 47°25′16″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Ilam
County	Abdanan
District	Central
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	23,946
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Abdanan (Persian: آبدانان)[a] is a city in the Central District of Abdanan County, Ilam province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. The county's previous capital was the village of Sarabbagh,[4] now a city.[5]

Demographics

Language and ethnicity

Clip of nature of Abdanan City, By: Adib Mohamadvali

The city is populated by Kurds with a Luri minority.[6]

Abdanan linguistic composition language percent Kurdish   75% Luri   20% Mixed   5%

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 21,662 in 4,618 households.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 22,901 people in 5,536 households.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 23,946 people in 6,653 households.[2]

See also

Iran portal

• Lake Black Cow

Notes

1. Also romanized as Ābdānān; also known as Qal‘a Ab-ī-Danan, Qal‘eh-ye Āb Dānān, and Qal‘eh Āb-ī-Dānān; Kurdish: ئاودانان, romanized as Awdanan[3]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (21 November 2024). "Abdanan, Abdanan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 21 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. 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".
4. Aref, Mohammad Reza (c. 2024) [Approved 27 November 1381]. Number: 63630/T27988K. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 1.4.42.101288; Letter 58538-26118; Notification 63630/T27988K. Archived from the original on 9 February 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024 – via Lam ta Kam.
5. Davodi, Parviz (c. 2024) [Approved 27 June 1387]. Approval letter regarding the conversion of Sarabbagh village, the center of Sarabbagh District, from the functions of Abdanan County to a city. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission. Proposal 4/42/138158; Notification 110200/T31909K. Archived from the original on 29 March 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
6. "Language distribution: Ilam Province [Āwdānān, Āwāno]". Iran Atlas. Archived from the original on 14 January 2021. Retrieved 26 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.