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
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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.
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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
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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.
See also
Notes
References
Cities in Ilam province
Populated places in Badreh County
Luri settlements in Ilam province
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