Musian ( fa, موسيان, 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 Mūsīān, Mūseyān, and Mūsīyān; also known as Mīsīan and Tepe Mīslan) is a city in and capital of

Musian District Musian District ( fa, بخش موسیان) is in Dehloran County, Ilam province, Ilam province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Musian. At the 2006 National Census, its population was 16,275 in 2,678 households. The following census in 2011 coun ...

Dehloran County Dehloran County ( fa, شهرستان دهلران) is in Ilam province, Iran. The capital of the county is the city of Dehloran. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 58,993 in 11,376 households. The following census in 2011 counte ...

, Ilam Province,

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. At the 2006 census, its population was 2,571, in 491 families. Musian is largely populated by

Lurs Lurs () are an Iranian people living in the mountains of western Iran. The four Luri branches are the Bakhtiari, Mamasani, Kohgiluyeh and Lur proper, who are principally linked by the Luri language. Lorestan Province is named after the Lu ...

with a significant

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minority.

References

Populated places in Dehloran County Cities in Ilam Province Arab settlements in llam Province Luri settlements in Ilam Province {{Dehloran-geo-stub