Shabab () is a city in, and the capital of,
Shabab District of
Chardavol County,
Ilam province,
Iran
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As a village, it was the capital of
Shabab Rural District until its capital was transferred to the village of
Halesam.
Its capital was once again transferred to the village of
Sang-e Sefid.
Demographics
Ethnicity
The city is populated by
Kurds
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Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 3,363 in 693 households, when it was a village in Shabab Rural District of the
Central District.
The following census in 2011 counted 3,801 people in 949 households.
The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 4,088 people in 1,083 households,
by which time the rural district had been separated from the district in the establishment of Shabab District. Shabab was elevated to the status of a city.
See also
Notes
References
Cities in Ilam province
Populated places in Chardavol County
Kurdish settlements in Ilam province
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