Khal Khal, Kermanshah

For other uses, see Khalkhal.

Khal Khal خلخال
village
Khal Khal
Coordinates: 34°16′49″N 47°20′46″E
Country	Iran
Province	Kermanshah
County	Kermanshah
Bakhsh	Central
Rural District	Dorudfaraman
Population  (2006)
• Total	120
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

Khal Khal (Persian: خلخال, also Romanized as Khāl Khāl)[1] is a village in Dorudfaraman Rural District, in the Central District of Kermanshah County, Kermanshah Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 120, in 23 families.[2]

According to Vladimir Minorsky, the name of this village may indicate a connection with the ancient Kharkhar kingdom, which existed somewhere in the eastern Zagros Mountains in Neo-Assyrian times.[3]: 62 

References

1. Khal Khal can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3070478" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-09-20.
3. Minorsky, Vladimir (1957). "Mongol Place-Names in Mukri Kurdistan". Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. 19 (1): 58–81. doi:10.1017/S0041977X00119202. JSTOR 609632. Retrieved 12 October 2022.