Malayer

Malayer (Persian: ملایر, romanized: Malāyer), formerly Dowlatabad (Persian: دولت‌آباد, romanized: Doulatābād, also Romanized as Dowlatābād and Daūlatābād),[2] is a city and capital of Malayer County in Hamadan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 153,748, in 40,750 families.[3]

For the administrative subdivision, see Malayer County.
Malayer
ملایر
City
Malayer is located in Iran
Malayer
Malayer
Coordinates: 34°17′49″N 48°49′25″E
CountryIran
ProvinceHamadan
CountyMalayer
BakhshCentral
Population
 (2016 Census)
 • Total170,237 [1]
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

The second largest city of the province, Malayer has a reputation for rug weaving and has some popular parks. The biggest and historical park name is seifiyeh. Malayer is located between Hamedan.[4] This city is one of main centers of furniture industry in Iran.[5]

Notable People

Language

Linguistic composition of the city consist of Luri & Luri dialects as the majority indigenous tongue spoken at about 80% and standard Persian at 20%.[6]

  • Malayer Museum.
    Malayer Museum.
  • Nooshijan
    Nooshijan
  • Kosar park of Malayer
    Kosar park of Malayer
  • Replica of the Pisa tower in Malayer
    Replica of the Pisa tower in Malayer
  • Railroad station
    Railroad station

References
  1. "Statistical Center of Iran > Home".
  2. Malayer can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3073682" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  3. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-11-11.
  4. ""Mini World" theme park; Malayer tourist gate from Persepolis to Eiffel". IRNA English. 2020-07-07. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
  5. https://malayeru.ac.ir/en/portal/home/?report/117252/117406/117407/introduction-to-malayer-advanced-furniture-and-wood-carving-research-center], Malayer University
  6. {{http://iranatlas.net/index.html?module=module.language-distribution.hamadan#eyJ0IjoieCIsImkiOiI2NGYwMzM4NzQzNDliYmUxMDg2YWJhZjg2OTY1MGJhYyIsInMiOjE2ODM1NzkyMjc5NTJ9
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