Hajij-e Bozorg explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Digs hint 40,000 yrs. of human life in Hawraman.