Piranshahr

For the administrative division of West Azerbaijan province, see Piranshahr County.

Piranshahr
Persian: پیرانشهر
City
Piranshahr is located in Iran
Piranshahr
Piranshahr
Coordinates: 36°41′44″N 45°08′44″E / 36.69556°N 45.14556°E / 36.69556; 45.14556[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceWest Azerbaijan
CountyPiranshahr
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
91,515
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
Area code+984444

Piranshahr (Persian: پيرانشهر)[a] is a city in the Central District of Piranshahr County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[4][5][6]

Etymology

According to the Arab geographer Yaqut al-Hamawi, the name of the city is derived from the famous figure of Shahnameh Piran.[7][8][9] 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.[10] It has been said that Karim Khan called Mohammad Khan Qajar "Piran".[10][11] Piran is often compared to Bozorgmehr.[9]

According to Djalal Khaleghi Motlagh, Piran may be the Median Harpagus that saved Cyrus the Great.[12]

Parsua civilization

According to Minorsky, the ancient Parsua is identical with the name of the town Pasveh in Lajan District of Piranshahr County.[13]

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).[14]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 57,692 in 12,184 households.[15] The following census in 2011 counted 69,049 people in 16,407 households.[16] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 91,515 people in 23,468 households.[2][17][18][19]

According to Piranshahr's organization for Civil Registration, the highest average annual growth rate in West Azerbaijan province is in Piranshahr.[20]

Climate

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

Climate data for Piranshahr (1986-2005)[i]
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 2.5
(36.5) 		4.2
(39.6) 		9.5
(49.1) 		16.5
(61.7) 		22.0
(71.6) 		28.1
(82.6) 		32.1
(89.8) 		32.4
(90.3) 		28.1
(82.6) 		20.9
(69.6) 		12.3
(54.1) 		5.9
(42.6) 		17.9
(64.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) −1.4
(29.5) 		-0.0
(32.0) 		5.0
(41.0) 		11.1
(52.0) 		15.7
(60.3) 		20.5
(68.9) 		24.6
(76.3) 		24.5
(76.1) 		20.4
(68.7) 		14.6
(58.3) 		7.5
(45.5) 		1.9
(35.4) 		12.0
(53.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −5.3
(22.5) 		−4.3
(24.3) 		0.4
(32.7) 		5.7
(42.3) 		9.3
(48.7) 		13.0
(55.4) 		17.2
(63.0) 		16.6
(61.9) 		12.6
(54.7) 		8.4
(47.1) 		2.6
(36.7) 		−2.1
(28.2) 		6.2
(43.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 90.6
(3.57) 		101.1
(3.98) 		106.6
(4.20) 		96.8
(3.81) 		40.2
(1.58) 		5.5
(0.22) 		0.9
(0.04) 		1.4
(0.06) 		1.8
(0.07) 		37.0
(1.46) 		93.3
(3.67) 		97.5
(3.84) 		672.7
(26.5)
Average relative humidity (%) 71 66 62 54 49 39 36 33 34 46 62 68 52
Average afternoon relative humidity (%) 68 64 55 47 41 31 31 28 27 37 53 63 45
Average dew point °C (°F) −6.2
(20.8) 		−6.2
(20.8) 		−2.2
(28.0) 		2.0
(35.6) 		5.1
(41.2) 		6.2
(43.2) 		8.6
(47.5) 		7.0
(44.6) 		3.6
(38.5) 		2.5
(36.5) 		0.1
(32.2) 		−3.8
(25.2) 		1.4
(34.5)
Mean monthly sunshine hours 118.2 141.9 177.2 204.7 275.5 334.8 353.2 341.0 295.4 228.2 164.7 131.6 2,766.4
Source: [21]
  1. ^ Afternoon humidity is measured at 9:00 UTC.(12:30 IRST)

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.[citation needed]

Mayor: Safer Tefakhur[22]

Governor: Kakderwishi[23][24]

Friday prayer: Saleh Hashimabadi[25][26]

Majlis representative: Kemal Hussainpur[27]

Education

The main institutions of higher education in the area are Payame Noor University and Islamic Azad University.[28] The city is also home to a number of conservatories and art schools.[citation needed]

See also

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Notes

  1. ^ Also romanized as Pīrān Shahr and Pīrānshahr; also known as Khāneh; Kurdish: پیرانشار, romanized as Pîranşar[3]

References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (27 September 2024). "Pranshahr, Piranshahr County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): West Azerbaijan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Piranshahr can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3078261" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ Habibi, Hassan (c. 2023) [Approved 21 June 1369]. Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of West Azerbaijan province, centered in the city of Urmia. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Notification 82808/T137. Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023 – via Lam ta Kam.
  5. ^ "West Azerbaijan Province". Iran-China Chamber of Commerce and Industries. 9 January 2010. Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  6. ^ "English/Iran's non-oil exports via Piranshahr customs hit $125mn in 9 months". mefa.ir. Archived from the original on 19 January 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  7. ^ Bashiri, Iraj. "Characters of Firdowsi's Shahname". Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  8. ^ "مغز متفکر شاهنامه (تحلیلی بر شخصیت پیران ویسه)". noormags. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  9. ^ a b "Piran in Shahnameh". Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  10. ^ a b "Piran Viseh". Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  11. ^ "دلبستگی مؤسس قاجاریه به شاهنامه/ شاهی که کریم‌خان وی را "پیران ‌ویسه" نامید". IBNA.ir. 16 October 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  12. ^ "Cyrus and Kay Khosro". Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  13. ^ Gershevitch, I; Fisher, William Bayne; Boyle, John Andrew; Yarshater, Ehsan; Frye, Richard Nelson (1968). The Cambridge History of Iran. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521200912.
  14. ^ Minorsky, V (1957). "Mongol Place-Names in Mukri Kurdistan (Mongolica, 4)". Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. 19 (1): 58–81. doi:10.1017/s0041977x00119202. JSTOR 609632. S2CID 163135242.
  15. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): West Azerbaijan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  16. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): West Azerbaijan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
  17. ^ "English/Iran's non-oil exports via Piranshahr customs hit $125mn in 9 months". Archived from the original on 19 January 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  18. ^ Douglass, Carl (1 January 2016). Though They Come from the Ends of the Earth: A Novel of the Iran Nuclear Weapons Interdiction Project. Publication Consultants. ISBN 9781594334597.
  19. ^ "سرآمد | نمایشگاه رسانه های دیجیتال استان آذربایجان غربی". Archived from the original on 12 January 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  20. ^ "رئيس اداره ثبت احوال پيرانشهر: بيشترين ميانگين نرخ رشد جمعيت استان مربوط به پيرانشهر است". Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2006.
  21. ^ "آمار 166 ايستگاه سينوپتيك كشور تا پایان سال 2010 میلادی + 37 ایستگاه تا پایان سال 2005". Archived from the original on 17 February 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  22. ^ "رییس شورای شهر پیرانشهر با حکم استاندار شهردار شد". 24 December 2022.
  23. ^ "معرفی فرماندار".
  24. ^ http://www.piranshahr-ag.ir/ [bare URL]
  25. ^ ""هاشم آبادی" امام جمعه پیرانشهر شد". March 2023.
  26. ^ "امام جمعه پیرانشهر: بی‌لیاقتی آل سعود در مدیریت حج اثبات شده است". Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  27. ^ "کمال حسین پور - صائب رای | صائب رای".
  28. ^ "دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی پیرانشهر". piranshahr-iau.ac.ir. Retrieved 6 April 2015.