Towhid () is a city
in the
Central District of
Holeylan County,
Ilam province,
Iran
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, serving as capital of both the county and the district.
As a village, it was the capital of
Holeylan Rural District
Guran Rural District () is in the Central District of Holeylan County, Ilam province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Shiravand. The previous capital of the rural district was the village of Kahreh. Prior to this, its capital was th ...
until its capital was transferred to the village of
Kahreh.
Its capital has been transferred once again, to the village of
Shiravand.
Demographics
Ethnicity
The city is populated by
Kurds
Kurds (), or the Kurdish people, are an Iranian peoples, Iranic ethnic group from West Asia. They are indigenous to Kurdistan, which is a geographic region spanning southeastern Turkey, northwestern Iran, northern Iraq, and northeastern Syri ...
.
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 604 in 132 households,
when it was capital of the former
Holeylan District
Holeylan District () is a former administrative division of Chardavol County, Ilam province, Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, ...
of
Chardavol County
Chardavol County ) is in Ilam province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Sarableh.
History
After the 2011 National Census, Shirvan District was separated from the county in the establishment of Sirvan County. Shabab Rural District was sepa ...
.
The following census in 2011 counted 1,475 people in 375 households.
The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 2,128 people in 601 households.
In 2018, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Holeylan County, and Towhid was transferred to the new Central District as the county's capital.
See also
Notes
References
Cities in Ilam province
Populated places in Holeylan County
Kurdish settlements in Ilam province
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