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Cheshmeh Shirin () is a city in, and the capital of,
Hendmini District Hendmini District () is in Badreh County, Ilam province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Cheshmeh Shirin. History After the 2011 National Census, Badreh District was separated from Darreh Shahr County Darreh Shahr County () is in ...
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Badreh County Badreh County (Kurdish:بێری)() is in Ilam province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Badreh. History After the 2011 national census, Badreh became a county.. After the 2016 census, Alishervan Rural District was separated from Ilam C ...
, Ilam province,
Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...
. As a village, it was the capital of Hendmini Rural District until its capital was transferred to the village of Abcheshmeh.


Demographics


Ethnicity

The city is populated by
Lurs The Lurs, Lors or Luris () are an Iranian people living in western and southern Iran. The four Luri branches are the Bakhtiari, Mamasani, Kohgiluyeh and Lur proper, who are principally linked by the Luri language. Lorestan province is name ...
.


Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, Cheshmeh Shirin's population was 1,172 in 261 households, when it was a village in Hendmini Rural District of the former
Badreh District Badreh District () is a former administrative division of Darreh Shahr County, Ilam province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the we ...
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Darreh Shahr County Darreh Shahr County () is in Ilam province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Darrehshahr. History Darehshahr County consists of two parts: Central and Majin. Demographics language Population At the time of the 2006 census, the county ...
. The following census in 2011 counted 1,168 people in 311 households. The 2016 census measured the population as 1,125 people in 320 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Badreh County. The rural district was transferred to the new Hendmini District. Cheshmeh Shirin was elevated to the status of a city after the census.


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Cities in Ilam province Populated places in Badreh County Luri settlements in Ilam province {{Ilam-geo-stub