Summary
Malekshahi County (Persian: شهرستان ملکشاهی) is in Ilam province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Arkavaz.[3] The Malekshahi tribe is the largest Kurdish tribe in Ilam.[citation needed]
Malekshahi County
Persian: شهرستان ملکشاهی | |
|---|---|
County | |
 Location of Malekshahi County in Ilam province (center, pink) | |
 Location of Ilam province in Iran | |
| Coordinates: 33°18′N 46°35′E / 33.300°N 46.583°E[1] | |
| Country |  Iran |
| Province | Ilam |
| Capital | Arkavaz |
| Districts | Central, Gachi |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
| • Total | 21,138 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
In November 2008, Malekshahi District was separated from Mehran County in the establishment of Malekshahi County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Arkavaz as its capital.[3]
The National Census in 2011 counted 22,587 people in 5,626 households.[4] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 21,138 in 6,022 households.[2]
The name in Persian (ملگشاهی) is from the old name, Melkishi, a Kurdish[5] tribe spread from Ilam to Ardahan province in Turkey. There is a Georgian counterpart to this tribe, namely the Melikishvili. The Malekshahi form one of the largest tribes in Iran, Iraq and Turkey. Melikshahi Kurdish language and dialect is Malekshahi.[6][7][8][9][10][11][12]
Administrative divisions edit
The population history and structural changes of Malekshahi County's administrative divisions over two consecutive censuses are shown in the following table. The latest census shows two districts, four rural districts, and three cities.[2]
| Administrative Divisions | 2011[4] | 2016[2] |
|---|---|---|
| Central District | 16,144 | 15,374 |
| Chamzey RD | 2,957 | 2,722 |
| Shuhan RD | 829 | 675 |
| Arkavaz (city) | 12,358 | 11,977 |
| Gachi District | 6,298 | 5,609 |
| Gachi RD | 2,011 | 520 |
| Kabir Kuh RD | 2,086 | 2,210 |
| Delgosha (city) | 2,201 | 1,819 |
| Mehr (city) | 1,060 | |
| Total | 22,587 | 21,138 |
| RD: Rural District | ||
References edit
- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (7 June 2023). "Malekshahi County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 16. Archived from the original (Excel) on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ a b Davodi, Parviz (12 November 2008). "Arkavaz city is separated from Gachi Rural District of Malekshahi District of Mehran County and joins Chamzey Rural District of the same district". DOLAT (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Cabinet of Ministers. Archived from the original on 7 June 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 16. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ Pastoralists at the Periphery: Herders in a Capitalist World, Claudia Chang and Harold A. Koster 1965
- ^ "Kurdish language". britannica.com.
- ^ Alireza Asadi. "عنوان فرهنگ تطبیقی گویش کردی ایلامی با زبان ایرانی میانه (پهلوی اشکانی و پهلوی ساسانی) به انضمام تاریخ و زبان استان ایلام قبل از اسلام ناشر بانک کتاب مرکزی ایلام: انتشارات جوهر حیات، ۱۳۹۰، صص۶۱–۶۲)". نبانک کتاب مرکزی ایلام: انتشارات جوهر حیات، ۱۳۹۰، صص۶۱–۶۲۵ آگوست ۲۰۱. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
- ^ I. Kamandar Fattah, Les Dialectes kurdes méridionaux: étude linguistique et dialectologique. Louvain, Peeters, 2000, p. 30-31
- ^ G. Windfuhr, The iranian Languages, Routledge, 2009, P. 587
- ^ Rüdiger Schmitt: Die iranischen Sprachen in Gegenwart und Geschichte. Wiesbaden (Reichert) 2000, P.77,
- ^ "Browse by Language Family". ethnologue.com.
- ^ "زبانها و گویش‌های ایران. منبع: کتاب تاریخ زبان فارسی نویسنده: دکتر پرویز ناتل خانلری". sepehrmag.ir. Archived from the original on 19 May 2009. Retrieved 27 August 2015.