Malekshahi County

For the village in Kermanshah province, see Seh Chekan-e Meleh Shahi. For the former administrative division of Mehran County, see Malekshahi District.

Malekshahi County
Persian: شهرستان ملکشاهی
County
Location of Malekshahi County in Ilam province (center, pink)
Location of Malekshahi County in Ilam province (center, pink)
Location of Ilam Province in Iran
Location of Ilam Province in Iran
Coordinates: 33°18′N 46°35′E / 33.300°N 46.583°E / 33.300; 46.583[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceIlam
CapitalArkavaz
DistrictsCentral, Gachi
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
21,138
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Malekshahi County (Persian: شهرستان ملکشاهی)[a] is in Ilam province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Arkavaz.[11][b] The Malekshahi tribe is the largest Kurdish tribe in Ilam.[citation needed]

History

In 2008, Malekshahi District[c] was separated from Mehran County in the establishment of Malekshahi County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Arkavaz as its capital.[11] The village of Delgosha was elevated to the status of a city.[13] After the 2011 National Census, the village of Mehr became a city as well.[14]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2011 census, the county's population was 22,587 people in 5,626 households.[15] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 21,138 in 6,022 households.[2]

Administrative divisions

Malekshahi County's population history and administrative structure over two consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.

Malekshahi County Population
Administrative Divisions 2011[15] 2016[2]
Central District 16,144 15,374
Chamzey RD 2,957 2,722
Shuhan RD 829 675
Arkavaz (city)[b] 12,358 11,977
Gachi District 6,298 5,609
Gachi RD 2,011 520
Kabirkuh RD 2,086 2,210
Delgosha (city) 2,201 1,819
Mehr (city) 1,060
Total 22,587 21,138
RD = Rural District

See also

Media related to Malekshahi County at Wikimedia Commons

Notes

  1. ^ The name in Persian (ملگشاهی) is from the old name, Melkishi, a Kurdish[3] tribe spread from Ilam to Ardahan province in Turkey. There is a Georgian counterpart to this tribe, namely the Melikishvili. The Malekshahi form one of the largest tribes in Iran, Iraq and Turkey. Melikshahi Kurdish language and dialect is Malekshahi.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10]
  2. ^ a b Formerly Qaleh Darreh-ye Malekshahi[12]
  3. ^ Formerly Arkavazi District[12]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (24 November 2024). "Malekshahi County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  2. ^ a b c 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. ^ Pastoralists at the Periphery: Herders in a Capitalist World, Claudia Chang and Harold A. Koster 1965
  4. ^ "Kurdish language". britannica.com.
  5. ^ Alireza Asadi. "عنوان فرهنگ تطبیقی گویش کردی ایلامی با زبان ایرانی میانه (پهلوی اشکانی و پهلوی ساسانی) به انضمام تاریخ و زبان استان ایلام قبل از اسلام ناشر بانک کتاب مرکزی ایلام: انتشارات جوهر حیات، ۱۳۹۰، صص۶۱–۶۲)". نبانک کتاب مرکزی ایلام: انتشارات جوهر حیات، ۱۳۹۰، صص۶۱–۶۲۵ آگوست ۲۰۱. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  6. ^ I. Kamandar Fattah, Les Dialectes kurdes méridionaux: étude linguistique et dialectologique. Louvain, Peeters, 2000, p. 30-31
  7. ^ G. Windfuhr, The iranian Languages, Routledge, 2009, P. 587
  8. ^ Rüdiger Schmitt: Die iranischen Sprachen in Gegenwart und Geschichte. Wiesbaden (Reichert) 2000, P.77,
  9. ^ "Browse by Language Family". ethnologue.com.
  10. ^ "زبانها و گویش‌های ایران. منبع: کتاب تاریخ زبان فارسی نویسنده: دکتر پرویز ناتل خانلری". sepehrmag.ir. Archived from the original on 19 May 2009. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  11. ^ a b Davodi, Parviz (c. 2024) [Approved 28 July 1387]. Approval letter regarding changes and reforms of divisions in Ilam province. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 91494/42/1/4/1; Notification 145145/T342H. Archived from the original on 8 February 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2024 – via Lam ta Kam.
  12. ^ a b Habibi, Hassan (c. 2024) [Approved 16 March 1380]. Approval letter regarding the change of the name of Arkavazi District in Ilam province. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 1.4.74426; Notification 12084/T24186‌H. Archived from the original on 24 November 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024 – via Lam ta Kam.
  13. ^ Davodi, Parviz (c. 2024) [Approved 20 September 1386]. Approval letter regarding the conversion of Delgosha village from Gachi Rural District in Malekshahi District of Mehran County in Ilam province to Delgosha city. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 93023/42/4/1; Letter 58538/T26118H; Notification 158856/T38077K. Archived from the original on 8 February 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2024 – via Lam ta Kam.
  14. ^ "Shahr Mehr was added to the country's geography map; with five changes in the map of country divisions". dolat.ir (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission. 2 March 2011 [Approved 7 December 1389]. Archived from the original on 20 April 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2024 – via Secretariat of the Government Information Council.
  15. ^ a b 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.