Marivan
city in Kurdistan Province, Iran
Marivan Hashiye (Kurdish: مەریوان, Merîwan Hashiye, Persian: حاشیه مریوان) is a city in the Kurdistan Province of Iran, in Iranian Kurdistan. Its population was 111,031 (in 2005). The city is located near the border of Iran and Iraq.
Marivan Hashiye
مریوان حاشیه Merîwan Hashiye مەریوان حاشیه | |
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City | |
  Marivan Hashiye مریوان حاشیه | |
| Coordinates: 35°31′37″N 46°10′35″E / 35.52694°N 46.17639°E | |
| Country |  Iran |
| Province | Kurdistan |
| County | Marivan |
| Bakhsh | Central |
| Founded | 1950s |
| Elevation | 1,310 m (4,300 ft) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 91,664 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+4:30 (IRDT) |
| Area code | (+98)87 |
| Website | Mariwan Municipality |
"Lake Zarivar" is located to the west of Marivan. It has a length of 5 kilometres and a width of 1.6 kilometres. The water of the lake is fresh and has a depth of 6 metres. Marivans people are mostly Kurds and followers of Islam.[1][2]
Mariwan is famous for its two boulevards, Falakay Penjwen and Falakay Halabja.
References
change- ↑ "The GeoNames Search Page Has Moved". geonames.nga.mil. Archived from the original on 2017-03-18. Retrieved 2013-02-23.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-09-20. Retrieved 2013-02-23.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
Other websites
change- Government of Marivan Archived 2008-08-20 at the Wayback Machine
