Marivan
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| Marivan خوانندگی Merîwan خوانندگی |
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| Country |  Iran |
| Province | Kurdistan |
| County | Marivan |
| Bakhsh | Central |
| Founded | 1950s |
| Elevation | 1,310 m (4,300 ft) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 91,664 |
| Time zone | IRST (UTC+3:30) |
| • Summer (DST) | IRDT (UTC+4:30) |
| Area code(s) | (+98)875 |
| Website | Mariwan Municipality |
Mariwan (Persian: مريوان, <phonos file="Merîwan.ogg">(listen)</phonos>; Kurdish: مەریوان, Merîwan; also Romanized as Persian pronunciation Marīvān) also known as Qal‘eh-ye Marīvān - "Fort Marivan"; formerly, Dezhe Shahpur (Persian: دِژ شاهپور), also Romanized as Dezhe Shāhpūr and Dezhe Shapoor)[1] is a city in and capital of Marivan County, Kurdistan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 91,664, in 22,440 families.[2] Before the foundation of the city in 1950s, Marîwan was the name of the region[citation needed].
Marivan lies close to the border of Iran-Iraq (Iraqi Kurdistan). Because of official border market of Bashmaq which is between Kurdish region of Iraq and Iran, Marivan serves a destination for shoppers in neighbor provinces.
Lake Zarivar lies in the west of Marivan. Because of beautiful and preserved nature of Marivan, it has been always one of the most attractive places for tourist both in local and global scales.
The native language of the city is the central dialect of Kurdish (Sorani) with a minority of Hawrami dialect. The religion of the people is Shafi'i Sunni.
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- ↑ Marivan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3074138" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
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- Pages using duplicate arguments in template calls
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- Articles containing Persian-language text
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- Articles with unsourced statements from November 2011
- Populated places in Marivan County
- Cities in Iran
- Cities in Kurdistan Province
- Iran–Iraq border crossings
