Khalkhal Persian:خلخال Azerbaijani:هیرو • Hirow | |
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  Khalkhal | |
| Coordinates:37°36′53″N48°31′53″E / 37.61472°N 48.53139°E /37.61472; 48.53139[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Ardabil |
| County | Khalkhal |
| District | Central |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 39,304 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| Website | www |
| Khalkhal, Iran atGEOnet Names Server | |
Khalkhal (Persian:خلخال)[a] is a city in theCentral District ofKhalkhal County,Ardabil province,Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[4]
The majority of population speaks Azeri.[citation needed]
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 38,521 in 9,619 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 41,165 people in 11,213 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 39,304 people in 11,501 households.[2]
According toVladimir Minorsky, the nameKhalkhāl may indicate a connection with the ancientKharkhar kingdom, which existed somewhere in the easternZagros Mountains inNeo-Assyrian times.[7]: 62
The 14th-century authorHamdallah Mustawfi listed Khalkhal in hisNuzhat al-Qulub as forming part of thetuman ofArdabil.[8] He described it as "formerly a fair-sized town" that had declined to a mere village by his time.[8] He wrote that Khalkhal had succeeded the earlier city of Firuzabad as the capital of its province after Firuzabad itself had declined.[8] Mustawfi wrote that the Khalkhal province comprised about 100 villages and had four districts: Khāmidah-Bīl, Sajasrūd, Anjīlābād, and Mīsjīn.[8] It was assessed for a tax value of 30,000dinars.[8] Water from a spring on a nearby mountain powered two watermills, which provided enough irrigation for the surrounding fields.[8] Mustawfi said its pastures were "excellent" and hunting grounds were "numerous and well-stocked with game" and wrote that the district was known for producingyogurt (māst) that was "so thick it has to be cut with a knife, as though it were cheese".[8]
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