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Kamyaran

Persian: کامیاران
Kurdish: کامێران
City
Kamyaran is located in Iran
Kamyaran
Kamyaran
Location in Iran
Kamyaran is located in Iran Kurdistan
Kamyaran
Kamyaran
Location in Iran Kurdistan
Country Iran
Province Kurdistan
County Kamyaran
District Central
Population
 (2016)
 • Total 57,077
Time zone UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Kamyaran (Persian: كامياران) is a city in the Central District of Kamyaran County, Kurdistan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.

Demographics

Ethnicity and religion

The inhabitants of Kamyaran are Kurdish and mainly follow the Shafi'i school of Sunni Islam; however there is a Shia minority as well as a few Jewish families in Kamyaran.

Kamyaran linguistic composition
Language percent
Central Kurdish
  
63%
Southern Kurdish
  
20%
Hawrami
  
15%
New Persian
  
2%

Population

The population of Kamyaran tripled in a matter of two decades (1975-1995) due to mass immigration from nearby villages. At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 46,760 in 11,186 households. The following census in 2011 counted 52,907 people in 14,007 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 57,077 people in 16,547 households.

Geography

The city of Kamyaran is located at the south end of Kurdistan province between two major Kurdish cities, Sanandaj and Kermanshah.

Archaeology

Tengiwer cuneiform inscription is located 45 km northwest of Kamyaran. The inscription consists of 47 lines in cuneiform that had been carved in Assyrian. The inscription refers to Sargon II, an Assyrian king, on which his captures of Arpad, Simirra, Damacsus, Egypt and other countries have been inscribed. The inscription dates back to around the eighth century B.C.E.

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