Piranshahr
Encyclopedia
Piranshahr is a city in and the capital of Piranshahr County
, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran
. At the 2006 census, its population was 57,692, in 12,184 families.
The name Piranshahr ("City of Piran") is derived from the name of the local Kurdish
tribe of Piran is a city located in West Azarbaijan Province
in northwest Iran
. Ethnic composition is dominated by Kurds (99%). The rest are Azerbaijanis known locally as Turks.
Piranshahr is the seat of Piranshahr County
and its inhabitants are sometimes referred to as Piranshahris, but this term is also applied to those people who live in the neighboring communities.
Piranshahr is on the border between Iran
and Iraq
, and the high mountains of Siyah Kooh and Sipan lie respectively to the northwest and south. The River Zaab originates in these mountains.
Piranshahr County
Piranshahr County is a county in West Azerbaijan Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Piranshahr. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 107,677, in 20,617 families. The county is subdivided into two districts: the Central District and Lajan District...
, West Azerbaijan Province, 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...
. At the 2006 census, its population was 57,692, in 12,184 families.
The name Piranshahr ("City of Piran") is derived from the name of the local Kurdish
Kurdish people
The Kurdish people, or Kurds , are an Iranian people native to the Middle East, mostly inhabiting a region known as Kurdistan, which includes adjacent parts of Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey...
tribe of Piran is a city located in West Azarbaijan Province
West Azarbaijan Province
West Azerbaijan Province or West Azarbaijan Province , is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is located in the North West of the country, bordering Turkey, Iraq and Nakhchivan, and the provinces of East Azerbaijan, Zanjan and Kurdistan....
in northwest 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...
. Ethnic composition is dominated by Kurds (99%). The rest are Azerbaijanis known locally as Turks.
Piranshahr is the seat of Piranshahr County
Piranshahr County
Piranshahr County is a county in West Azerbaijan Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Piranshahr. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 107,677, in 20,617 families. The county is subdivided into two districts: the Central District and Lajan District...
and its inhabitants are sometimes referred to as Piranshahris, but this term is also applied to those people who live in the neighboring communities.
Piranshahr is on the border between 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...
and Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
, and the high mountains of Siyah Kooh and Sipan lie respectively to the northwest and south. The River Zaab originates in these mountains.
Neighborhoods
Zargatan and Kohnehkhaneh are two of the oldest neighborhoods in the city. They were formerly villages and became parts of the city when the city expanded.Demographics
According to the Piranshahr's organization for Civil Registration the highest average annual growth rate in the province is in Piranshahr http://www.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=8502110201.Human Rights
The distribution of a book during the Nowruz holidays which disapproves the unity between the minority Sunnis and majority Shiites led to protests by a number of Sunni inhabitants of Piranshahr and West Azarbayjan Province. The Sunni clergy of Piranshahr have requested that the book's author be punished, and the governor of Piranshahr has promised to follow up the case with the Kurd deputies in the Islamic Consultative Majlis and to ask the Minister of Islamic Culture and Guidance to provide explanations in this regard.Events
- Turkey violated Iranian air space and border in two incidents, including a July 18, 1999 air strike on Iranian border outposts near the town of Piranshahr, in which at least five innocent rural people were killed and 11 wounded.