Ilam City

Ilam City

Ilam was called Orivjan once, it was built in a district named Hossein Abad and was named Ilam one year later by Academy of Persian Language and Literature. It had mountainous and pleasant weather.
Vlian Empire was in Ilam and Poshtkuh from the past three centuries. The most famous commanders of Vlian was Hossein Khan, Qolam Reza Khan, and Hossein Qoli Khan Abuqadareh. The dynasty depends on Iran government and pay tax and give soldiers to the government each year. By this deed, they got the position of commander of a district and governed the Nomad of their district.
Their government center was not fixed so Kishlak of Nomad was in Iraq Baqshahi or Beinonahrein Mosque and in summers in Holeylan or Hossein Abad (Central Ilam). 1500 camps were lived in Valy City which all belonged to Poshtkuh soldiers. Their costs were gained by taxes paid by people.

The last commander of the district was downed by Reza Shah and refuged to Iraq. After that Hossein Abad was changed to Ilam.
Nowadays Ilam is considered the political-official center of the province a developed province in the west of the country.

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