Khalkhal, Iran


Khalkhal ، formerly and local, Herowabad, Azerbaijani:
هیرو, Hirow, هروآباد, also Romanized as Khalkhāl; formerly, Herowabad also Romanized as Herowābād, Harowabad, Herauabad, Heroābād, and Hirābād; also formerly, Herow, also Romanized as Harau and Herau) is a city in and the capital of Khalkhal County, in Ardabil Province, Iran. According to the country divisions determined by the Ministry of Interior of Iran the city of Khalkhal has 138 villages. Majority of population speak Azeri language. At the 2006 census, its population was 38,521, in 9,619 families.

People

are the main ethnic group living in the city, along with some minorities of Talyshis and Tats, Kurds, and Persians.