Harsin County ( fa, شهرستان هرسین) is in

Kermanshah Kermanshah ( fa, کرمانشاه, Kermânšâh ), also known as Kermashan (; romanized: Kirmaşan), is the capital of Kermanshah Province, located from Tehran in the western part of Iran. According to the 2016 census, its population is 946,68 ...

province,

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

. The capital of the county is the city of

Harsin Harsin ( ku, هەرسين, fa, هرسين; also Romanized as Harsīn) is a city and capital of Harsin County, Kermanshah Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 51,562, in 12,001 families. Harsin is situated 44 km east of ...

, east of

, above sea level. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 90,452 in 20,788 households. Retrieved 1 November 2022 The following census in 2011 counted 86,342 people in 23,176 households. At the 2016 census, the county's population was 78,350 in 22,506 households. The county is bounded to the north by

Sahneh County Sahneh County ( fa, شهرستان صحنه) is located in Kermanshah province, Iran. The capital of the county is Sahneh Sahneh ( fa, صحنه; also Romanized as Şaḩneh and Sehneh; also known as Sahna) is a city in and the capital of Sah ...

, to the south by

Khorramabad County Khorramabad County ( fa, شهرستان خرم‌آباد) is located in Lorestan province, Iran. The capital of the county is Khorramabad. At the 2006 census, the county's population (including those portions of the county later split off to ...

in Lorestan Province, to the east by

Nahavand County Nahavand County ( fa, شهرستان نهاوند) is located in Hamadan province, Iran. The capital of the county is Nahavand Nahavand ( fa, نهاوند, translit=Nahāvand / Nehāvend) is a city in Hamadan Province, Iran. It is the capi ...

in Hamadan Province and to the west by

Kermanshah County Kermanshah County ( fa, شارستان کرماشان) is located in Kermanshah province, Iran. The capital of the county is Kermanshah. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 950,400, in 235,408 households. Retrieved 1 November 2022 ...

. The population is Kurdish and

Shi'ite Shīʿa Islam or Shīʿīsm is the second-largest branch of Islam. It holds that the Islamic prophet Muhammad designated ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib as his successor (''khalīfa'') and the Imam (spiritual and political leader) after him, most ...

. Attractions of the county include the Essaqwand Rock Tombs and the Behistun Inscription.

Administrative divisions

The population history of Harsin County's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses is shown in the following table. The latest census shows two districts, four rural districts, and two cities.

References

Counties of Kermanshah Province {{Kermanshah-geo-stub