Akanlu

Akanlu

Persian: اكنلو
Akanlu Persian: اكنلو
Village
	Akanlu Location within Iran
	Coordinates: 35°36′49″N 48°11′18″E / 35.61361°N 48.18833°E
Country	Iran
Province	Hamadan
County	Kabudarahang
District	Shirin Su
Rural District	Mehraban-e Olya
Population (2016)
• Total	1,668
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Akanlu (Persian: اكنلو)^[a] is a village in Mehraban-e Olya Rural District^[3] of Shirin Su District in Kabudarahang County, Hamadan province, Iran.

Etymology

In the Dehkhoda dictionary, akan (Turkish) means "cultivate," and the suffix lu denotes a place. Accordingly, akanlu is a Turkish word meaning farmland. In fact the word akinli (a Turkish word) means "the place of cultivation," with akin meaning "cultivation" and li denotes a place.^{[citation needed]}

Demographics

Language

The language of people in Akanlu is Turkish with a specific accent.^{[citation needed]}

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 1,487 in 334 households.^[4] The following census in 2011 counted 1,890 people in 536 households.^[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 1,668 people in 439 households.^[1]

Geography

Akanlu village is 365 kilometers from Tehran, 138 km from the city of Hamadan, and 73 km from Kabudarahang.^{[citation needed]}

Economy

Taking advantage of the many water resources (aqueducts and springs) and the lush countryside with old-growth trees, vineyards and grasslands, most of the villagers are engaged in farming, animal husbandry, horticulture and forestry.^{[citation needed]}

Tourist attractions

Pasteur Institute, a branch of Pasteur Institute of Paris
A square and street named for Prof. Marcel Baltazard, a French physician and medical researcher. Known for his work on plague and rabies, he was the director of the Pasteur Institute of Iran from 1946 to 1961, and then head of the service of epidemiology in the Pasteur Institute of Paris
Birthplace of Musa Hakimi, a well known traditional physician
Alisadr and Katale Khor caves, the Shirin Su wetlands and the Lalejin pottery works are a short distance from the village

Notes

↑ Also romanized as Akanlū and Akenlū; also known as Akanlao and Akūnlū^[2]

References

1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان همدان [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Hamadan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
↑ Akanlu at GEOnet Names Server
↑ Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (1 July 1987) [مصوب (Approved) 1366/04/10 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ‌ايجاد و تشكيل 38 دهستان شامل روستاها، مزارع و مكانها در قسمتي از شهرستان همدان تابع استان همدان [‌Creation and formation of 38 rural districts including villages, farms and places in a part of Hamadan County under Hamadan province]. سامانه ملی قوانین و مقررات [National System of Laws and Regulations] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پيشنهاد شماره [Proposal Number] 53/5/1/11762. Archived from the original on 21 May 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
↑ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان همدان [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Hamadan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
↑ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان همدان [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Hamadan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2026.

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[3] Also romanized as Akanlū and Akenlū; also known as Akanlao and Akūnlū^[2]

[2016_Hamadan_Province-1] 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان همدان [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Hamadan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2026.

[2] Akanlu at GEOnet Names Server

[Hamadan_County_Rural_Districts-4] Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (1 July 1987) [مصوب (Approved) 1366/04/10 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ‌ايجاد و تشكيل 38 دهستان شامل روستاها، مزارع و مكانها در قسمتي از شهرستان همدان تابع استان همدان [‌Creation and formation of 38 rural districts including villages, farms and places in a part of Hamadan County under Hamadan province]. سامانه ملی قوانین و مقررات [National System of Laws and Regulations] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. پيشنهاد شماره [Proposal Number] 53/5/1/11762. Archived from the original on 21 May 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2026.

[2006_Hamadan_Province-5] سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان همدان [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Hamadan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2026.

[2011_Hamadan_Province-6] سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان همدان [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Hamadan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2026.

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