Salas-e Babajani County (Persian: شهرستان ثلاث باباجانی; Salasi Bawajani (Kurdish: شارستانی سەلاسی باوەجانی), is in Kermanshah province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Tazehabad.[3]
Salas-e Babajani County
Persian: شهرستان ثلاث باباجانی | |
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County | |
Coordinates: 34°49′N 46°02′E / 34.817°N 46.033°E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Kermanshah |
Capital | Tazehabad |
Districts | Central, Ezgeleh |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 35,219 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Salas-e Babajani County can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "9206872" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database". |
At the 2006 census, the county's population was 37,056 in 7,734 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 38,475 people in 8,830 households.[5] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 35,219 in 9,270 households, by which time Jeygaran Rural District and Sarqaleh Rural District had been separated from the county to join Sarpol-e Zahab County.[2]
The population history and structural changes of Salas-e Babajani County's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table. The latest census shows two districts, four rural districts, and two cities.[2]
Administrative Divisions | 2006[4] | 2011[5] | 2016[2] |
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Central District | 29,931 | 31,352 | 31,761 |
Dasht-e Hor RD | 7,831 | 6,806 | 5,434 |
Khaneh Shur RD | 7,623 | 6,253 | 6,556 |
Zamkan RD | 6,998 | 6,213 | 5,070 |
Tazehabad (city) | 7,479 | 12,080 | 14,701 |
Ezgeleh District | 7,125 | 7,032 | 3,311 |
Jeygaran RD1 | 2,867 | 3,202 | |
Ezgeleh RD | 2,710 | 1,943 | 1,809 |
Sarqaleh RD1 | 609 | 631 | |
Ezgeleh (city) | 939 | 1,256 | 1,502 |
Zamkan District2 | |||
Zamkan-e Jonubi RD2 | |||
Zamkan-e Shomali RD2 | |||
Total | 37,056 | 38,475 | 35,219 |
RD: Rural District 1Became a part of Sarpol-e Zahab County 2Established after the 2016 census[6] |
Darneh/Derne is one of the historical places in Salas-e Babajani County which mentioned by Herodotus (5th century BC) and Ptolemy (1st century AD). For decades Darneh/ Derne has been capital of Derteng, Hulwan and Bajalan dynasties, but now is a small village in Doli Dere Region in Central District of Salas-e Babajani County.[7]
Khana Qubadi (1700–1759), who lived in Derne the capital of Derteng and Bajelan dynasties located in modern day Salas-e Babajani County, translated Quran first time in history to the Kurdish language. Unfortunately, his translation book had been burned by extremists, accordingly he had to be fugitive to the Baban dynasty capital in Shahrizor. Vali Dewane is another poet who lived in Derne. The biography of Vali Dewane has been cames in love like Majnun, even more than him.[8][clarification needed]
Kasra Nouri, a lawyer and Gonabadi dervish imprisoned in Tehran's Revolutionary Court, has been sentenced to two years in exile for Salas-e Babajani.[9]
On 12 November 2017 at 18:18 UTC (21:48 Iran Standard Time, 21:18 Arabia Standard Time), an earthquake with a moment magnitude of 7.3 occurred on the Iran–Iraq border, just inside Iran, in Ezgeleh, Salas-e Babajani County, Kermanshah Province, with an epicentre approximately 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of the city of Halabja, Kurdistan Region.[10]
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