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Hamadan Hamadan () or Hamedan ( fa, همدان, ''Hamedān'') ( Old Persian: Haŋgmetana, Ecbatana) is the capital city of Hamadan Province of Iran. At the 2019 census, its population was 783,300 in 230,775 families. The majority of people living in Ha ...

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Lalejin Lalejin ( fa, لالجين), romanized as Ləlin (English: Clay) is a city in, and the capital of, Lalejin District of Bahar County, Hamadan province, Hamadan province, Iran. The population is mainly Azerbaijani Turks. Demographics Population At ...

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IRST An infrared search and track (IRST) system (sometimes known as infrared sighting and tracking) is a method for detecting and tracking objects which give off infrared radiation, such as the infrared signatures of jet aircraft and helicopters. IR ...

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Lalejin District Lalejin District ( fa, بخش لالجین) is a district (bakhsh) in Bahar County, Hamadan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 44,568, in 10,635 families. The District has two cities: Lalejin and Mohajeran. The District has tw ...

Bahar County Bahar County ( fa, شهرستان بهار) is in Hamadan 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 ...

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. The population is mainly Azerbaijani Turks.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 14,689 in 3,760 households. The following census in 2011 counted 15,291 people in 4,489 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 14,916 people in 4,715 households.

Geography

Lalejin is 20 kilometres north of Hamadan at an altitude of 1731 meters. It is situated from Bahar, capital of Bahar County. Lalejin District has an area of 508 square kilometers and had a population of 44,568 in 2006, and 41,383 in 2016. It is in the east of Bahar and is bordered in the west by

Hamadan County Hamadan County ( fa, شهرستان همدان) is located in Hamadan province, Iran. The capital of the county is Hamadan Hamadan () or Hamedan ( fa, همدان, ''Hamedān'') ( Old Persian: Haŋgmetana, Ecbatana) is the capital city of Ha ...

and in the north by

Kabudarahang County Kabudarahang County ( fa, شهرستان کبودراهنگ) is located in Hamadan province, Iran. The capital of the county is Kabudarahang Kabūdrāhang ( fa, کبودراهنگ, also Romanized as Kabūd Rāhang, Kabood Rahang, and Kabūd R� ...

and contains

Mohajeran Mohajeran ( fa, مهاجران, also Romanized as Mohājerān and Mahājerān; also known as Mārān-ī-Muhājran and Muhājīrān) is a city in Lalejin District, in Bahar County, Hamadan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islami ...

and

Sofalgaran Sofalgaran Rural District ( fa, دهستان سفالگران) is a rural district (''dehestan'') in Lalejin District, Bahar County, Hamadan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is ...

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Lalejin, the heartland of pottery and ceramics in IranThe leading ceramic centers of Iran
Cities in Hamadan province Populated places in Bahar County {{Bahar-geo-stub