Mehr, Ilam

For other uses of the same name, see Mehr.

Mehr Persian: مهر
City
Mehr Show map of Iran Mehr Show map of Ilam Province
Coordinates: 33°25′45″N 46°27′56″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Ilam
County	Malekshahi
District	Gachi
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	1,060
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Mehr (Persian: مهر)[3] is a city in, and the capital of, Gachi District of Malekshahi County, Ilam province, Iran.[4]

Demographics

Ethnicity

The city is populated by Kurds.[5]

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, Mehr's population was 1,238 in 262 households, when it was a village in Gachi Rural District of the former Malekshahi District[a] of Mehran County.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 1,198 people in 319 households,[8] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Malekshahi County. The rural district was transferred to the new Gachi District.[4] The 2016 census measured the population as 1,060 people in 301 households,[2] when Mehr had been elevated to the status of a city.[9]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Formerly Arkavazi District[6]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (24 November 2024). "Mehr, Malekshahi County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 24 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. Mehr can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3074632" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
4. 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.
5. "Language distribution: Ilam Province". Iran Atlas. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
6. 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.
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.
9. "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.