Piranshahr Explained

Piranshahr
Native Name:Persian: پیرانشهر
Native Name Lang:fa
Settlement Type:City
Pushpin Map:Iran
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Iran
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name1:West Azerbaijan
Subdivision Name2:Piranshahr
Subdivision Name3:Central
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:91515
Population Density Km2:auto
Area Code:+984444
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30

Piranshahr (Persian: پيرانشهر) is a city in the Central District of Piranshahr County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[2] [3] [4]

Etymology

According to the Arab geographer Yaqut al-Hamawi, the name of the city is derived from the famous figure of Shahnameh Piran Viseh.[5] [6] [7] Piran is a Turanian figure in Shahnameh, the national epic of Greater Iran. Beside Shahnameh, Piran is also mentioned in other sources such as Tabari and Tha'ālibī. He is the king of Khotan and the spahbed of Afrasiab, the king of Turan. He is described as a wise and intelligent man, seeking to bring peace to Iran and Turan.

In old Iranian writings, Piran and Aghrirat are the only Turanians that have been described positively. Piran plays a vital role in the story of Siavash, the story of Kay Khosro and the story of Bizhan and Manizhe. In Persian culture, Piran is a symbol of wisdom.[8] It has been said that Karim Khan called Mohammad Khan Qajar "Piran Viseh".[9] Piran is often compared to Bozorgmehr.

According to Djalal Khaleghi Motlagh, Piran may be the Median Harpagus that saved Cyrus the Great.[10]

Parsua civilization

According to Minorsky, the ancient Parsua is identical with the name of the town Pasveh in Lajan District of Piranshahr County.[11]

Pasveh is in the vicinity of Piranshahr. Pasva is a village near Piranshahr whose name, according to the Iranist Vladimir Minorsky has existed since the 9th century BC and was built by the "Parsua tribes." It was also mentioned in the records of the Assyrian ruler Shalmaneser III (reign 858-824 BC).[12]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 57,692 in 12,184 households.[13] The following census in 2011 counted 69,049 people in 16,407 households.[14] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 91,515 people in 23,468 households.[15] [16] [17] [18]

According to Piranshahr's organization for Civil Registration, the highest average annual growth rate in West Azerbaijan province is in Piranshahr.[19]

Climate

Piranshahr's climate is classed under the Köppen climate classification as a humid continental climate (Dsa).

Law and government

The city's chief administrator is the mayor, who is elected by the municipal board of the city. According to Iranian laws the municipal board is periodically elected by the city residents.

Mayor: Safer Tefakhur[20]

Governor: Kakderweshi[21] [22]

Friday prayer: Saleh Hashimabadi[23] [24]

Majlis representative: Kemal Hussainpur[25]

Education

The main institutions of higher education in the area are Payame Noor University and Islamic Azad University.[26] The city is also home to a number of conservatories and art schools.

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Pranshahr, Piranshahr County . . 18 February 2024 . 18 February 2024 . fa.
  2. Web site: Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the country divisions of West Azerbaijan province, centered in the city of Urmia . fa . Lamtakam . https://web.archive.org/web/20231220192713/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/113037 . Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers . Habibi . Hassan . 29 September 1990 . 20 December 2023 . 20 December 2023.
  3. Web site: West Azerbaijan Province . 9 January 2010 . 2015-10-16 . Iran-China Chamber of Commerce and Industries . https://web.archive.org/web/20170304113800/http://en.iran-chinachamber.ir/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=406:west-azerbaijan-province&catid=40&Itemid=49 . 4 March 2017 . dead .
  4. Web site: English/Iran's non-oil exports via Piranshahr customs hit $125mn in 9 months. mefa.ir. 6 April 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150119004044/http://www.mefa.ir/portal/Home/ShowPage.aspx?Object=NEWS&ID=44e67e2a-0405-497b-9009-7e96750aab94&LayoutID=3184adbd-92d9-486a-9019-4033c9906dbd&CategoryID=8fa13e36-87b5-42d0-9e55-5bb2064983d4. 19 January 2015.
  5. Web site: Bashiri. Iraj. Characters of Firdowsi's Shahname. 15 February 2016.
  6. Web site: مغز متفکر شاهنامه (تحلیلی بر شخصیت پیران ویسه). noormags. 15 February 2016.
  7. Web site: Piran in Shahnameh. 15 February 2016.
  8. Web site: Piran Viseh. 15 February 2016.
  9. Web site: دلبستگی مؤسس قاجاریه به شاهنامه/ شاهی که کریم‌خان وی را "پیران ‌ویسه" نامید. 16 October 2014. IBNA.ir. 15 February 2016.
  10. Web site: Cyrus and Kay Khosro. 15 February 2016.
  11. Book: The Cambridge History of Iran. 9780521200912. Gershevitch. I. Fisher. William Bayne. Boyle. John Andrew. Yarshater. Ehsan. Frye. Richard Nelson. 1968. Cambridge University Press .
  12. 609632. Mongol Place-Names in Mukri Kurdistan (Mongolica, 4). Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. 19. 1. 58–81. Minorsky. V. 1957. 10.1017/s0041977x00119202. 163135242.
  13. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 04 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920094953/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/04.xls . Excel . 20 September 2011.
  14. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 04 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20230120205939/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/West-Azerbaijan.xls . 20 January 2023. 19 December 2022 . Excel.
  15. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 04 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220830042935/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_04.xlsx . Excel . 30 August 2022.
  16. Web site: English/Iran's non-oil exports via Piranshahr customs hit $125mn in 9 months . 2017-03-04 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150119004044/http://www.mefa.ir/portal/Home/ShowPage.aspx?Object=NEWS&ID=44e67e2a-0405-497b-9009-7e96750aab94&LayoutID=3184adbd-92d9-486a-9019-4033c9906dbd&CategoryID=8fa13e36-87b5-42d0-9e55-5bb2064983d4 . 2015-01-19 .
  17. Book: Though They Come from the Ends of the Earth: A Novel of the Iran Nuclear Weapons Interdiction Project. 9781594334597. Douglass. Carl. 2016-01-01. Publication Consultants .
  18. Web site: سرآمد | نمایشگاه رسانه های دیجیتال استان آذربایجان غربی . 2016-08-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170112202646/http://exhibition.saramad.ir/fa/ostani/azarbaijangharbi . 2017-01-12 . dead .
  19. Web site: رئيس اداره ثبت احوال پيرانشهر: بيشترين ميانگين نرخ رشد جمعيت استان مربوط به پيرانشهر است . 2006-05-06 . 2016-08-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160807105419/http://www.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=8502110201 . dead .
  20. Web site: رییس شورای شهر پیرانشهر با حکم استاندار شهردار شد . 24 December 2022 .
  21. Web site: معرفی فرماندار .
  22. http://www.piranshahr-ag.ir/
  23. Web site: "هاشم آبادی" امام جمعه پیرانشهر شد . March 2023 .
  24. Web site: امام جمعه پیرانشهر: بی‌لیاقتی آل سعود در مدیریت حج اثبات شده است . 2017-08-15 . 2017-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170304043753/http://www.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=13950622000352 . dead .
  25. Web site: کمال حسین پور - صائب رای | صائب رای .
  26. Web site: دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی پیرانشهر. piranshahr-iau.ac.ir. 2015-04-06.

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