Eyvan (Persian: ايوان and Kurdish: Eywan), also Romanized as Eywān and Aīvān; also known as Eyvān-e Gharb and Jūy Zar; formerly Bāgh-e Shāh and Bāgh-ī-Shāh,[3] is a city in the Central District of Eyvan County, Ilam province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[4] The city is populated by Kurds who speak the Kalhori variety of Kurdish.[5][6]
Demographics
At the 2006 National Census, its population was 27,752 in 6,010 households.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 29,400 people in 7,269 households.[8] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 31,299 people in 8,808 households.[2]
Eyvan is on Road 17 (Iran). The Eyvan-Ilam part, which has recently been expanded into a four-lane road, is the busiest road in Ilam province.[10] The Eyvan-Ilam route has one tunnel, the Payambare Azam, 1,480 meters long and inaugurated in February 2010. The 50-km Eyvan-Ilam route was made 11 km shorter, replacing the old Renu Tunnel.[11] The Eyvan bypass project is planned to be completed in two years.
There are two secondary roads; the older is to Sumar and the newer to Gilan-e Gharb.[12] Eyvan was connected to Gilan-e Gharb by a new route through Nawdar Road in 2015, making the distance between the two cities 40 minutes shorter.[13][14][15]
^Eyvan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3068227" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
^Habibi, Hassan. "Divisional reforms in Ilam province". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission of the Government Council. Archived from the original on 8 February 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
