Khal Khal, Kermanshah
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Village in Kermanshah, Iran
Khal Khal
خلخال | |
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village | |
Coordinates: 34°16′49″N 47°20′46″E / 34.28028°N 47.34611°E / 34.28028; 47.34611 | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | Kermanshah |
County | Kermanshah |
Bakhsh | Central |
Rural District | Dorudfaraman |
Population (2006) | |
• Total | 120 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+4:30 (IRDT) |
Khal Khal (Persian: خلخال, also Romanized as Khāl Khāl)[1] is a village in Dorudfaraman Rural District, in the Central District of Kermanshah County, Kermanshah Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 120, in 23 families.[2]
According to Vladimir Minorsky, the name of this village may indicate a connection with the ancient Kharkhar kingdom, which existed somewhere in the eastern Zagros Mountains in Neo-Assyrian times.[3]: 62
References
[edit]- ^ Khal Khal can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3070478" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
- ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-09-20.
- ^ Minorsky, Vladimir (1957). "Mongol Place-Names in Mukri Kurdistan". Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. 19 (1): 58–81. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
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