Khal Khal, Kermanshah
Khal Khal (Persian: خلخال, also Romanized as Khāl Khāl) is a village in Dorudfaraman Rural District, in the Central District of Kermanshah County, Kermanshah Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 120, in 23 families.
Khal Khal
خلخال | |
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village | |
Khal Khal | |
| Coordinates: 34°16′49″N 47°20′46″E | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Kermanshah |
| County | Kermanshah |
| Bakhsh | Central |
| Rural District | Dorudfaraman |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 120 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+4:30 (IRDT) |
According to Vladimir Minorsky, the name of this village may indicate a connection with the ancient Kharkhar kingdom, which existed somewhere in the eastern Zagros Mountains in Neo-Assyrian times.: 62
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