Lalejin

Lalejin

Persian: لالجين
Azerbaijani: للین, Lalin Ləlin
Lalejin Persian: لالجين; Azerbaijani: للین, Lalin Ləlin
City
	Lalejin
	Coordinates: 34°58′27″N 48°28′32″E / 34.97417°N 48.47556°E
Country	Iran
Province	Hamadan
County	Bahar
District	Lalejin
Elevation	1,731 m (5,679 ft)
Population (2016)
• Total	14,916
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
Website	www.lalejincity.ir

Lalejin (Persian: لالجين)^[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Lalejin District of Bahar County, Hamadan province, Iran.^[4]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 14,689 in 3,760 households.^[5] The following census in 2011 counted 15,291 people in 4,489 households.^[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 14,916 people in 4,715 households.^[2]

Geography

Lalejin is 20 kilometres north of Hamadan at an altitude of 1731 meters. It is situated 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) from Bahar, capital of Bahar County.

Lalejin District has an area of 508 square kilometers and had a population of 44,568 in 2006,^[5] and 41,383 in 2016.^[2] It is in the east of Bahar and is bordered in the west by Hamadan County and in the north by Kabudarahang County and contains Mohajeran and Sofalgaran.

Sister cities

	Country	City
	Italy	Faenza^[7]

Notes

↑ Also romanized as Lālajīn and Lālejīn; known locally as Lalin, also romanized as Lalīn; and also known as Shahr-e Lālejīn; and Azerbaijani: لَلين, romanized as Ləlin (English: Clay)^[3]

References

↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (14 November 2024). "Lalejin, Bahar County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 14 November 2024.
1 2 3 Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Hamadan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
↑ Lalejin at GEOnet Names Server
↑ Habibi, Hassan (c. 2024) [Approved 19 August 1372]. Approval letter regarding the creation and establishment of Lalejin District in Hamadan province. solh.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Proposal 7641/42/1090/1/9; Letter 93808/T907. Archived from the original on 12 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024 – via Iranian Knowledge Authority, Iranian Legal Authority (Civilika).
1 2 Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Hamadan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
↑ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Hamadan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
↑ "Iran's Lalejin and Italy's Faenza named sister cities". Archived from the original on 3 November 2011. Retrieved 11 April 2011.

External links

Lalejin, the heartland of pottery and ceramics in Iran Archived 15 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine
The leading ceramic centers of Iran

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[4] Also romanized as Lālajīn and Lālejīn; known locally as Lalin, also romanized as Lalīn; and also known as Shahr-e Lālejīn; and Azerbaijani: لَلين, romanized as Ləlin (English: Clay)^[3]

[1] OpenStreetMap contributors (14 November 2024). "Lalejin, Bahar County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 14 November 2024.

[2016_Hamadan_Province-2] 1 2 3 Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Hamadan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

[3] Lalejin at GEOnet Names Server

[Bahar_County_Establishment-5] Habibi, Hassan (c. 2024) [Approved 19 August 1372]. Approval letter regarding the creation and establishment of Lalejin District in Hamadan province. solh.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Proposal 7641/42/1090/1/9; Letter 93808/T907. Archived from the original on 12 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024 – via Iranian Knowledge Authority, Iranian Legal Authority (Civilika).

[2006_Hamadan_Province-6] 1 2 Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Hamadan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.

[2011_Hamadan_Province-7] Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Hamadan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.

[8] "Iran's Lalejin and Italy's Faenza named sister cities". Archived from the original on 3 November 2011. Retrieved 11 April 2011.

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