Malekshahi County

Malekshahi County

Persian: شهرستان ملکشاهی
Malekshahi County Persian: شهرستان ملکشاهی
County
	Location of Malekshahi County in Ilam province (center, pink)
	Location of Ilam Province in Iran
	Coordinates: 33°18′N 46°35′E / 33.300°N 46.583°E
Country	Iran
Province	Ilam
Capital	Arkavaz
Districts	Central, Gachi
Population (2016)
• Total	21,138
Time zone	UTC 3:30 (IRST)

Malekshahi County (Persian: شهرستان ملکشاهی)^[a] is in Ilam province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Arkavaz.^[11] The Malekshahi tribe is the largest Kurdish tribe in Ilam.^{[citation needed]}

History

In November 2008, Malekshahi District was separated from Mehran County in the establishment of Malekshahi County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Arkavaz as its capital.^[11]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2011 National Census, the county's population was 22,587 people in 5,626 households.^[12] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 21,138 in 6,022 households.^[2]

Administrative divisions

Malekshahi County's population history and administrative structure over two consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.

Malekshahi County Population
Administrative Divisions	2011^[12]	2016^[2]
Central District	16,144	15,374
Chamzey RD	2,957	2,722
Shuhan RD	829	675
Arkavaz (city)	12,358	11,977
Gachi District	6,298	5,609
Gachi RD	2,011	520
Kabir Kuh RD	2,086	2,210
Delgosha (city)	2,201	1,819
Mehr (city)		1,060
Total	22,587	21,138
RD = Rural District

Notes

^ The name in Persian (ملگشاهی) is from the old name, Melkishi, a Kurdish^[3] tribe spread from Ilam to Ardahan province in Turkey. There is a Georgian counterpart to this tribe, namely the Melikishvili. The Malekshahi form one of the largest tribes in Iran, Iraq and Turkey. Melikshahi Kurdish language and dialect is Malekshahi.^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]

References

^ OpenStreetMap contributors (7 June 2023). "Malekshahi County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 7 June 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 16. Archived from the original (Excel) on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
^ Pastoralists at the Periphery: Herders in a Capitalist World, Claudia Chang and Harold A. Koster 1965
^ "Kurdish language". britannica.com.
^ Alireza Asadi. "عنوان فرهنگ تطبیقی گویش کردی ایلامی با زبان ایرانی میانه (پهلوی اشکانی و پهلوی ساسانی) به انضمام تاریخ و زبان استان ایلام قبل از اسلام ناشر بانک کتاب مرکزی ایلام: انتشارات جوهر حیات، ۱۳۹۰، صص۶۱–۶۲)". نبانک کتاب مرکزی ایلام: انتشارات جوهر حیات، ۱۳۹۰، صص۶۱–۶۲۵ آگوست ۲۰۱. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
^ I. Kamandar Fattah, Les Dialectes kurdes méridionaux: étude linguistique et dialectologique. Louvain, Peeters, 2000, p. 30-31
^ G. Windfuhr, The iranian Languages, Routledge, 2009, P. 587
^ Rüdiger Schmitt: Die iranischen Sprachen in Gegenwart und Geschichte. Wiesbaden (Reichert) 2000, P.77,
^ "Browse by Language Family". ethnologue.com.
^ "زبانها و گویش‌های ایران. منبع: کتاب تاریخ زبان فارسی نویسنده: دکتر پرویز ناتل خانلری". sepehrmag.ir. Archived from the original on 19 May 2009. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
^ ^a ^b Davodi, Parviz (12 November 2008). "Arkavaz city is separated from Gachi Rural District of Malekshahi District of Mehran County and joins Chamzey Rural District of the same district". DOLAT (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Cabinet of Ministers. Archived from the original on 7 June 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 16. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

[11] The name in Persian (ملگشاهی) is from the old name, Melkishi, a Kurdish^[3] tribe spread from Ilam to Ardahan province in Turkey. There is a Georgian counterpart to this tribe, namely the Melikishvili. The Malekshahi form one of the largest tribes in Iran, Iraq and Turkey. Melikshahi Kurdish language and dialect is Malekshahi.^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]

[1] OpenStreetMap contributors (7 June 2023). "Malekshahi County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 7 June 2023.

[2016_census-2] "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 16. Archived from the original (Excel) on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

[3] Pastoralists at the Periphery: Herders in a Capitalist World, Claudia Chang and Harold A. Koster 1965

[4] "Kurdish language". britannica.com.

[5] Alireza Asadi. "عنوان فرهنگ تطبیقی گویش کردی ایلامی با زبان ایرانی میانه (پهلوی اشکانی و پهلوی ساسانی) به انضمام تاریخ و زبان استان ایلام قبل از اسلام ناشر بانک کتاب مرکزی ایلام: انتشارات جوهر حیات، ۱۳۹۰، صص۶۱–۶۲)". نبانک کتاب مرکزی ایلام: انتشارات جوهر حیات، ۱۳۹۰، صص۶۱–۶۲۵ آگوست ۲۰۱. Retrieved 15 August 2014.

[auto-6] I. Kamandar Fattah, Les Dialectes kurdes méridionaux: étude linguistique et dialectologique. Louvain, Peeters, 2000, p. 30-31

[7] G. Windfuhr, The iranian Languages, Routledge, 2009, P. 587

[8] Rüdiger Schmitt: Die iranischen Sprachen in Gegenwart und Geschichte. Wiesbaden (Reichert) 2000, P.77,

[9] "Browse by Language Family". ethnologue.com.

[10] "زبانها و گویش‌های ایران. منبع: کتاب تاریخ زبان فارسی نویسنده: دکتر پرویز ناتل خانلری". sepehrmag.ir. Archived from the original on 19 May 2009. Retrieved 27 August 2015.

[Malekshahi_County-12] Davodi, Parviz (12 November 2008). "Arkavaz city is separated from Gachi Rural District of Malekshahi District of Mehran County and joins Chamzey Rural District of the same district". DOLAT (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Cabinet of Ministers. Archived from the original on 7 June 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.

[2011_census-13] "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 16. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

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