Palangan, Kurdistan
Palangan
پالنگان | |
|---|---|
Palangan | |
| Coordinates: 35°04′06″N 46°36′12″E / 35.06833°N 46.60333°E | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Kurdistan |
| County | Kamyaran |
| Bakhsh | Central |
| Rural District | Zhavehrud |
| Population (2006) | |
• Total | 821 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+4:30 (IRDT) |
Palangan (Persian: پالنگان, Palangān; Kurdish: پاڵنگان), also known as Patagān, Patakān, and Tangān, is a Kurdish village in Kurdistan Province, Iran. The village is situated on the banks of the mouth of Tangivar River into Sirwan River.
Its population was 821, with 194 families, in the 2006 Iranian census. There is a site near the village that contains the ruins of an ancient fort. Residents speak the endangered Hawrami dialect of the Gorani language. The village dates back to pre-Islamic times and was an administrative center in the Principality of Ardalan.