Mehran, Ilam

Mehran (Persian: مهران, also Romanized as Mehrān; formerly, Mansurabad (Persian: منصورآباد), also Romanized as Mansūrābād)[2] is a city in and the capital of Mehran County, Ilam Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 13,118, in 2,958 families.[3]

For the administrative subdivision, see Mehran County.
Mehran
مهران
City
Mehran is located in Iran
Mehran
Mehran
Coordinates: 33°07′20″N 46°09′53″E
CountryIran
ProvinceIlam
CountyMehran
BakhshCentral
Population
 (2016 Census)
 • Total17,435 [1]
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)

Mehran is located near Iran's western border with Iraq. Because of its strategic proximity - only two hours' drive from Baghdad - the city has played a continuing role in dealings between Iran and Iraq.

In May 1981, during the Iran–Iraq War, Iraqi forces captured Mehran, on the western plain of the Zagros Mountains in Ilam Province, and pushed eastward to the mountain base.[4] Along with other Iraqi forces, they had been driven out by 1982-83.

Demographics

The city is mostly populated by Kurds with a small Luri minority.[5]

Mehran linguistic composition
language percent
Southern Kurdish
 
 85%
Luri
 
 15%


Climate

Mehran has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh).

Climate data for Mehran
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 15.1
(59.2)		 17.5
(63.5)		 23.5
(74.3)		 29.4
(84.9)		 36.5
(97.7)		 41.8
(107.2)		 44.1
(111.4)		 44.3
(111.7)		 40.0
(104.0)		 33.3
(91.9)		 22.6
(72.7)		 17.0
(62.6)		 30.4
(86.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) 10.2
(50.4)		 12.2
(54.0)		 17.6
(63.7)		 23.4
(74.1)		 30.2
(86.4)		 35.4
(95.7)		 37.8
(100.0)		 37.8
(100.0)		 33.2
(91.8)		 27.0
(80.6)		 17.1
(62.8)		 12.0
(53.6)		 24.5
(76.1)
Average low °C (°F) 5.3
(41.5)		 6.6
(43.9)		 10.8
(51.4)		 16.0
(60.8)		 22.0
(71.6)		 27.3
(81.1)		 30.0
(86.0)		 29.7
(85.5)		 25.3
(77.5)		 20.1
(68.2)		 11.7
(53.1)		 7.2
(45.0)		 17.7
(63.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 52
(2.0)		 39
(1.5)		 38
(1.5)		 24
(0.9)		 6
(0.2)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 9
(0.4)		 42
(1.7)		 46
(1.8)		 256
(10)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 5 4 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 25
Average relative humidity (%) 64 58 37 29 17 12 12 12 15 22 46 60 32
Source: https://en.climate-data.org/asia/iran/ilam/mehran-50574/

Economy

Border trade

In December 2022 Mehran border market accounts for 23 percent of Iran' total exports to Iraq.[6]

See also

References
  1. "Statistical Center of Iran > Home".
  2. Mehran, Ilam can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3074669" 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. Iran–Iraq War history.
  5. "Language distribution: Ilam Province - Mērān". Iran Atlas. Retrieved 27 December 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. "یک میلیارد و ۸۹ میلیون دلار کالا از مرز مهران به عراق صادر شد". 12 December 2022.
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