Takhtan
Persian: گوراب سفلي | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 33°08′39″N 47°03′18″E / 33.14417°N 47.05500°E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Ilam |
County | Dehloran |
District | Sarab Meymeh |
Rural District | Takhtan |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 161 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Takhtan (Persian: تختان, also Romanized as Takhtān; also known as Āb Takhtān)[3] is a village in, and the capital of, Takhtan Rural District of Sarab Meymeh District, Dehloran County, Ilam province, Iran.[4] The village is populated by Kurds.[5]
At the 2006 National Census, its population was 150 in 27 households, when it was in Seyyed Ebrahim Rural District of Zarrinabad District.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 258 people in 52 households.[7] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 161 people in 45 households, by which time parts of the district had been separated in the establishment of Sarab Meymeh District.[4] Takhtan was the largest village in its rural district.[2]