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Khalkhal (Persian: خالخال, Khālkhāl; formerly and local, Herowabad, Azerbaijani: هیرو, Hirow, Persian: هروآباد, also Romanized as Khalkhāl; formerly, Herowabad also Romanized as Herowābād, Harowabad, Herauabad, Heroābād, and Hirābād; also formerly, Herow, also Romanized as Harau and Herau)[2]) is a city in and the capital of Khalkhal County, in Ardabil Province, Iran. According to the country divisions determined by the Ministry of Interior of Iran the city of Khalkhal has 138 villages. Majority of population speak Azeri language. At the 2006 census, its population was 38,521, in 9,619 families.[3]
Khalkhal
خلخال هیرو • Hirow | |
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| Coordinates: 37°37′08″N 48°31′33″E | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Ardabil |
| County | Khalkhal |
| Bakhsh | Central |
| Population (2016 Census) | |
| • Total | 39,304 [1] |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+4:30 (IRDT) |
| Website | www.khalkhalim.com |
| Khalkhal, Iran at GEOnet Names Server | |
Name and history
According to Vladimir Minorsky, the name Khalkhāl may indicate a connection with the ancient Kharkhar kingdom, which existed somewhere in the eastern Zagros Mountains in Neo-Assyrian times.[4]: 62
The 14th-century author Hamdallah Mustawfi listed Khalkhal in his Nuzhat al-Qulub as forming part of the tuman of Ardabil.[5] He described it as "formerly a fair-sized town" that had declined to a mere village by his time.[5] He wrote that Khalkhal had succeeded the earlier city of Firuzabad as the capital of its province after Firuzabad itself had declined.[5] Mustawfi wrote that the Khalkhal province comprised about 100 villages and had four districts: Khāmidah-Bīl, Sajasrūd, Anjīlābād, and Mīsjīn.[5] It was assessed for a tax value of 30,000 dinars.[5] Water from a spring on a nearby mountain powered two watermills, which provided enough irrigation for the surrounding fields.[5] Mustawfi said its pastures were "excellent" and hunting grounds were "numerous and well-stocked with game" and wrote that the district was known for producing yogurt (māst) that was "so thick it has to be cut with a knife, as though it were cheese".[5]
See also
- Khalkhal Khanate
References
- "Statistical Center of Iran > Home".
- Khalkhal, Iran can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3070479" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
- "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-11-11.
- 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. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- Hamdallah Mustawfi (1919). Le Strange, Guy (ed.). The Geographical Part of the Nuzhat-al-Qulub. p. 84. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
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На других языках
- [en] Khalkhal, Iran
[ru] Хельхаль
Хельхаль[1] (перс. خلخال), также Херовабад[1] (هروآباد) — город в Иране в остане Ардебиль и центр шахрестана Хельхаль. По переписи 2011 г. в городе проживало 41165 человек[2]. Город расположен на высоте 1643 метра над уровнем моря.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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