Palangan
پالنگان | |
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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,[1] is a Kurdish village in Kurdistan Province, Iran. Its population was 821, with 194 families, in the 2006 Iranian census.[2] There is a site near the village that contains the ruins of an ancient fort.[3][4] Residents speak the endangered Hawrami dialect of the Gorani language.[5] The village dates back to pre-Islamic times and was an administrative center in the Principality of Ardalan.