Marivan

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Marivan

Total population

110,464

Elevation1310 m

Coordinates35.52°, 46.18°

Demographic figures from Statistical Centre of Iran. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Marivan is a city in the Central District of Marivan County, Kurdistan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Qani

Kurdish poet

Merziye Feriqi

Kurdish singer (1958–2005)

Nari Mela Kake Heme

poet (1874–1944)

Abdul Karim Mudarris

Iraqi Islamic scholar and poet (1901–2005)

Caucher Birkar

Kurdish mathematician

Foad Mostafa Soltani

political activist (1948–1979)

Piryones

Iranian poet

E

Eghbal Mohammadi

Iranian politician

F

Fayegh Roustami

S

Shiva Ghasemipour

Iranian politician

Zanyar Hosseini

YouTuber, Record Label

Y

Yadegar Rostami

Iranian association footballer

Y

Yadgar zarei

Singer and songwriter

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Iran

• Zarrin Rud
  130.5 mi away · pop. 5,664
• Hesar-e Qujeh Baghi
  135.7 mi away · pop. 871
• Habibabad
  141.1 mi away · pop. 9,491
• Tuyserkan
  145.1 mi away · pop. 45,000
• Kabudar Ahang
  145.2 mi away · pop. 20,000
• Khalkhal
  195 mi away · pop. 95,000
• Tazeh Shahr
  200.8 mi away · pop. 8,629
• Lowshan
  201.6 mi away · pop. 13,032
• Dodahe
  205.2 mi away
• Jubon
  206.9 mi away
• Gorabzarmikh
  209.3 mi away
• Ahmadsar Gurab
  209.5 mi away · pop. 2,128

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Marivan

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Eurasian Coot

Fulica atra

Seen 2025-11-27

Pygmy Cormorant

Microcarbo pygmaeus

Seen 2025-10-24

Illyrian thistle

Onopordum illyricum

Seen 2025-10-05

White Wagtail

Motacilla alba

Seen 2025-09-26

Rock Sparrow

Petronia petronia

Seen 2025-09-26

Common Buzzard

Buteo buteo

Seen 2025-09-26

Sombre Tit

Poecile lugubris

Seen 2025-08-28

Western Rock Nuthatch

Sitta neumayer

Seen 2025-08-28

Golden Eagle

Aquila chrysaetos

Seen 2025-08-28

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).