Coordinates: 33°25′45″N 46°27′56″E / 33.42917°N 46.46556°E / 33.42917; 46.46556

Mehr, Ilam

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Mehr
Persian: مهر
City
Mehr is located in Iran
Mehr
Mehr
Mehr is located in Ilam Province
Mehr
Mehr
Coordinates: 33°25′45″N 46°27′56″E / 33.42917°N 46.46556°E / 33.42917; 46.46556[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceIlam
CountyMalekshahi
DistrictGachi
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total1,060
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Mehr (Persian: مهر)[3] is a city in, and the capital of, Gachi District of Malekshahi County, Ilam province, Iran.[4] The city is populated by Kurds.[5]

At the 2006 census, its population was 1,238 in 262 households, when it was a village in Gachi Rural District of the former Malekshahi District of Mehran County.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 1,198 people in 319 households,[7] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Malekshahi County.[4] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 1,060 people in 301 households,[2] when the village of Mehr had been elevated to the status of a city.[8]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (7 June 2023). "Mehr, Malekshahi 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. ^ 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. ^ a b Davodi, Parviz (12 November 2008). "Arkavaz city is separated from Gachi Rural District of Malekshahi District of Mehran County and joins Chamzey Rural District of the same district". DOLAT (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Cabinet of Ministers. Archived from the original on 7 June 2023. 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.
  8. ^ "With five changes in the map of country divisions: Shahr Mehr was added to the country's geography map". Dolat (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Archived from the original on 20 April 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2024.


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