Arkavaz

"Arakvazi" redirects here. For the administrative division, see Arkavazi Rural District.

Arkavaz (Persian: اركواز)^[a] is a city in the Central District of Malekshahi County, Ilam province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.^[5] It is adjacent to the city of Delgosha, bordering it to the north.

Arkavaz Persian: اركواز
City
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Coordinates: 33°23′05″N 46°35′59″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Ilam
County	Malekshahi
District	Central
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	11,977
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Demographics

Ethnicity

The city is populated by Kurds from the Malekshahi tribe.^[6]

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 14,225 in 2,771 households,^[7] when it was capital of the former Malekshahi District^[b] of Mehran County.^[8] The following census in 2011 counted 12,358 people in 3,116 households,^[9] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Malekshahi County. Arkavaz was transferred to the new Central District as the county's capital.^[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 11,977 people in 3,498 households.^[2]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Arak Vāz, Arakvaz, Arkvāz, Arkwāz, and Erkewaz; also known as Arak Vāz-e Malek Shāhī, Qal‘eh Darreh^[3] and Qaleh Darreh-ye Malekshahi (قلعه دره ملکشاهی)^[4]
2. Formerly Arkavazi District^[4]