Harsin

Harsin

Kurdish: هەرسین
Harsin Kurdish: هەرسین
City
	Persian: هرسین
	Eshaqvand rock tombs
	Harsin Location within Iran
	Coordinates: 34°16′14″N 47°34′49″E / 34.27056°N 47.58028°E
Country	Iran
Province	Kermanshah
County	Harsin
District	Central
Established	550 BC
Population (2016)
• Total	44,146
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Harsin (Kurdish: هەرسین, romanized: Hersîn, Persian: هرسين, romanized: Harsīn) is a city in the Central District of Harsin County, Kermanshah province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. Harsin was founded in 550 BC.^{[citation needed]}

Demographics

Language and ethnicity

The city is populated by different Kurdish tribes including the Osmanvand and the Jalalvand who speak Laki Kurdish.

The Kurds of Harsin have their own subdialect of Laki known either "Harsini" or "Kermanshahi Laki", a vernacular between Xwarini and Laki Proper.

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 51,562 in 12,001 households. The following census in 2011 counted 49,967 people in 13,700 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 44,146 people in 12,814 households.

References

↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (11 December 2024). "Harsin, Harsin County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 11 December 2024.
1 2 Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Kermanshah Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
↑ Habibi, Hassan (c. 2024) [Approved 22 July 1374]. Divisional reforms in Kermanshah province. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 1.42.7141; Resolution 93808T/907; Notification 9115/T15630K. Archived from the original on 30 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024 – via Lam ta Kam.
↑ Fattah, Ismaïl Kamandâr (2000). Les dialectes kurdes méridionaux. Acta Iranica 37. p. 22.
↑ Belelli, Sara (2022). The Laki Variety of Harsin: Grammar, Texts, Lexicon. Bamberg Studies in Kurdish Linguistics (2nd ed.). Bamberg, Bavaria: University of Bamberg Press. p. 31.
↑ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Kermanshah Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
↑ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Kermanshah Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 18 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.

External links

Iran Travel Guide: Harsin Deprecated link archived 18 February 2013 at archive.today

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[1] OpenStreetMap contributors (11 December 2024). "Harsin, Harsin County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 11 December 2024.

[2016_Kermanshah_Province-2] 1 2 Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Kermanshah Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

[Harsin_County_Establishment-3] Habibi, Hassan (c. 2024) [Approved 22 July 1374]. Divisional reforms in Kermanshah province. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 1.42.7141; Resolution 93808T/907; Notification 9115/T15630K. Archived from the original on 30 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024 – via Lam ta Kam.

[4] Fattah, Ismaïl Kamandâr (2000). Les dialectes kurdes méridionaux. Acta Iranica 37. p. 22.

[5] Belelli, Sara (2022). The Laki Variety of Harsin: Grammar, Texts, Lexicon. Bamberg Studies in Kurdish Linguistics (2nd ed.). Bamberg, Bavaria: University of Bamberg Press. p. 31.

[2006_Kermanshah_Province-6] Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Kermanshah Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.

[2011_Kermanshah_Province-7] Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Kermanshah Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 18 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.