Abdanan County is a county

Counties of Iran

The provinces of Iran further subdivided into counties called shahrestan , an area inside an ostan, and consists of a city centre, few bakhsh and many villages around them. There are usually a few cities and rural agglomerations in each county. Rural agglomerations are a collection of a number...

 in Ilam province

Ilam Province

Ilam Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is in the south-west of the country, bordering Iraq. Its provincial center is the city of Ilam. Covering an area of 19,086 square kilometers, the cities of the province are Ilam, Mehran, Dehloran, Dareh Shahr, Sarable, Eyvan, Abdanan and Arkwaz...

, Iran

Iran

Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

. The capital of the county is Abdanan

Abdanan

Abdanan is a city in and capital of Abdanan County, Ilam Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 21,662, in 4,618 families.The city is very important from the point of view of military and tourism because of its location and also there are many natural resources such as slfur mine,...

. At the 2006 census, its population was 45,830, in 9,358 families. The county is subdivided into three districts: the Central District

Central District (Abdanan County)

The Central District of Abdanan County is a district in Abdanan County, Ilam Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 28,916, in 6,043 families. The District has one city: Abdanan....

, Kalat District

Kalat District (Iran)

Kalat District is a district in Abdanan County, Ilam Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 6,812, in 1,285 families. The District has one city: Murmuri....

, and Sarab Bagh District

Sarab Bagh District

Sarab Bagh District is a district in Abdanan County, Ilam Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 10,102, in 2,030 families. The District has one city: Sarabbagh....

. The county has three cities: Abdanan

Abdanan

Abdanan is a city in and capital of Abdanan County, Ilam Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 21,662, in 4,618 families.The city is very important from the point of view of military and tourism because of its location and also there are many natural resources such as slfur mine,...

, Sarabbagh

Sarabbagh

Sarabbagh is a city in and capital of Sarab Bagh District, in Abdanan County, Ilam Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 2,273, in 458 families....

, and Murmuri

Murmuri

Murmuri is a city in and capital of Kalat District, in Abdanan County, Ilam Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 3,491, in 684 families....

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Most of citizens of Abdanan are kurds but there are some of lak an lur speakers in this city. According to a theory the name Abdanan means place of water; there are many small rivers in Abdanan.