Eyvan ( fa, ايوان, ku, Eywan, also

Romanize Romanization or romanisation, in linguistics, is the conversion of text from a different writing system to the Roman (Latin) script, or a system for doing so. Methods of romanization include transliteration, for representing written text, and ...

d as Eywān and Aīvān; also known as Eyvān-e Gharb and Jūy Zar; formerly, Bāgh-e Shāh and Bāgh-ī-Shāh) is a city in and capital of

Eyvan County Eyvan County, alternately spelled Eywan or Aivan ( fa, شهرستان ایوان, ''Shahrestān-e Eyvan'') is located in Ilam province, Iran. The capital of the county is Eyvan. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 47,380, in 10,040 ...

, Ilam Province,

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

. At the 2006 census, its population was 27,752, in 6,010 families. The city is populated by

Kurds ug:كۇردلار Kurds ( ku, کورد ,Kurd, italic=yes, rtl=yes) or Kurdish people are an Iranian ethnic group native to the mountainous region of Kurdistan in Western Asia, which spans southeastern Turkey, northwestern Iran, northern Ir ...

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*اطلس گیتاشناسی استان‌های ایران

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(''Gitashenasi Province Atlas of Iran'')

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Map of Ilam also showing the location of Eyvan
Populated places in Eyvan County Cities in Ilam Province Kurdish settlements in Ilam Province {{Eyvan-geo-stub

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