Abdanan County (Persian: شهرستان آبدانان) is a county in Ilam province, Iran. The capital of the county is Abdanan. At the 2006 census, its population was 45,830, in 9,358 families. The county is subdivided into three districts: the Central District, Kalat District, and Sarab Bagh District. The county has three cities: Abdanan, Sarabbagh, and Murmuri. absolute majority of the citizens in Abdanan are kurds but there are some of lak an lur speakers in this city. According to a theory the name Abdanan means place of water; there are many small rivers in Abdanan.
