Mariwan ( fa, مريوان; ) also known as Qale Marīvān - "Fort Marivan"; formerly, Dezhe Shahpur (Persian: دِژ شاهپور), also Romanized as Dezhe Shāhpūr and Dezhe Shapoor) is a town in – and the capital of –

Marivan County Marivan County ( fa, شهرستان مریوان, ku, شارستانی مەریوان) is in Kurdistan province, Iran. The capital of the county is the city of Marivan. Marivan County is bordered by Saqqez County to the north, Sanandaj Cou ...

, Kurdistan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 51,664, in 22,440 families. The people of Marivan speak

Kurdish Kurdish may refer to: *Kurds or Kurdish people *Kurdish languages *Kurdish alphabets *Kurdistan, the land of the Kurdish people which includes: **Southern Kurdistan **Eastern Kurdistan **Northern Kurdistan **Western Kurdistan See also * Kurd (dis ...

Language

The linguistic composition of the city:

Climate

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Government of Marivan

Marivan News
Towns and villages in Marivan County Cities in Kurdistan Province Iran–Iraq border crossings Kurdish settlements in Kurdistan Province {{Marivan-geo-stub