Khalkhal, Ardabil
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Khalkhal (خلخال) خالخال، هیرو، Khālkhal, Hirow |
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City view
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 Khalkhal (خلخال)
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| Coordinates: 37°37′08″N 48°31′33″E / 37.61889°N 48.52583°ECoordinates: 37°37′08″N 48°31′33″E / 37.61889°N 48.52583°E | |
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 Iran
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| Province | Ardabil |
| County | Khalkhal |
| Bakhsh | Central |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 38,521 |
| Time zone | IRST (UTC+3:30) |
| • Summer (DST) | IRDT (UTC+4:30) |
| Website | www.khalkhalim.com |
| Khalkhal, Iran at GEOnet Names Server | |
Khalkhal (Azerbaijani: خالخال, Khālkhāl)، formerly and local, Herowabad, Azerbaijani: هیرو, Hirow, Persian: هروآباد, also Romanized as Khalkhāl; formerly, Herowabad also Romanized as Herowābād, Harowabad, Herauabad, Heroābād, and Hirābād; also formerly, Herow, also Romanized as Harau and Herau) is a city in and the capital of Khalkhal County, in Ardabil Province, modern Iran and in the eastern part of historical Azerbaijan platuea. According to the country divisions determined by the Ministry of Interior of Iran the city of Khalkhal has 33 villages. Majority of population speak Azeri Turkish language. At the 2006 census, its population was 38,521, in 9,619 families.
Azeris (more than 95%) are the main ethnic group living in the city, along with some minorities of Talyshis and Tats (3%), Kurds (1%), and Persians (1%).
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