Official Name: | Hajij-e Bozorg |
Native Name: | حجيج بزرگ |
Settlement Type: | village |
Pushpin Map: | Iran |
Mapsize: | 150px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Kermanshah |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Paveh |
Subdivision Type3: | Bakhsh |
Subdivision Name3: | Nowsud |
Subdivision Type4: | Rural District |
Subdivision Name4: | Sirvan |
Population As Of: | 2006 |
Population Total: | 603 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | IRST |
Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Timezone Dst: | IRDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | +4:30 |
Coordinates: | 35.1642°N 46.3339°W |
Hajij-e Bozorg (Persian: حجيج بزرگ, also Romanized as Hajīj-e Bozorg; also known as Ḩajīj) is a village in Sirvan Rural District, Nowsud District, Paveh County, Kermanshah Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 603, in 163 families.
The village is in a district called "Hawraman" which lies through the mountains of Shaho.The language spoken by the native people is a variant of Kurdish called Hewrami. The tomb of Kose Hajij is located in the village. There is a large spring about 2 kilometers away from the village called Kani Bil or Bil spring which is the largest Karst spring in the region.
The earliest archaeological records show that the Hajij vicinity was inhabited by humans since Middle Paleolithic Period. This evidence was discovered by archaeologists near the village and include stone tools that were probably made by Neanderthals..[1]