Cheshmeh Shirin, Ilam
Cheshmeh Shirin (Persian: چشمه شيرين), also Romanized as Cheshmeh Shīrīn, is a city in, and the capital of, Hendmini District of Badreh County, Ilam province, Iran. It was the capital of Hendmini Rural District before the capital was transferred to Ab Cheshmeh. The city is populated by Lurs.
Cheshmeh Shirin
Persian: چشمه شيرين | |
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City | |
Cheshmeh Shirin Cheshmeh Shirin | |
| Coordinates: 33°16′23″N 47°09′34″E | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Ilam |
| County | Badreh |
| District | Hendmini |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 1,125 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
At the 2006 census, its population was 1,172 in 261 households, when it was a village in Hendmini Rural District of the former Badreh District of Darreh Shahr County. The following census in 2011 counted 1,168 people in 311 households. The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 1,125 people in 320 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Badreh County.
After the census, the village of Cheshmeh Shirin was elevated to the status of a city.