Mehran is near Iran's western border with Iraq. Because of its strategic proximity (only two hours' drive from Baghdad) the city has played a continuing role in dealings between Iran and Iraq.
In May 1981, during the Iran–Iraq War, in the Battle of Mehran, Iraqi forces captured Mehran, on the western plain of the Zagros Mountains and pushed eastward to the mountain base.[5] Along with other Iraqi forces, they had been driven out by 1982-83.
Demographics
ethnicity
All the people of this city are Kurds and most of them are from Malekshahi and Shohan tribes.[6]
Language
The city is mostly populated by Kurds with a small Shohani minority.[7]
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 13,118 in 2,958 households.[8] The following census in 2011 counted 14,920 people in 3,745 households.[9] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 17,435 people in 5,019 households.[2]
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^en, General Department of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism of Ilam Province. "Introducing the city of Mehran".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)