Karkheh County
Persian: شهرستان کرخه | |
|---|---|
County | |
.svg.png.webp) Location of Shush County (from which Karkheh County was separated) in Khuzestan province | |
 Location of Khuzestan province in Iran | |
| Coordinates: 31°54′N 48°24′E / 31.900°N 48.400°E[1] | |
| Country |  Iran |
| Province | Khuzestan |
| Capital | Alvan |
| Districts | Central, Shavur |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Karkheh County (Persian: شهرستان کرخه) is in Khuzestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Alvan,[2] whose population at the 2016 National Census was 6,860 in 1,824 households.[3]
In 2019, Shavur District was separated from Shush County in the establishment of Karkheh County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with the city of Alvan as its capital.[2]
Administrative divisions
| Administrative Divisions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Central District | |||
| Ahudasht RD | |||
| Seyyed Abbas RD | |||
| Alvan (city) | |||
| Shavur District | |||
| Karkha RD | |||
| Shavur RD | |||
| Shavur (city)1 | |||
| 1Formerly the village of Rashk-e Shavur[4] | |||
References
- ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (2 August 2023). "Karkheh County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- 1 2 Jahangiri, Ishaq (16 September 2019). "Letter of approval regarding the country divisions of Shush County, Khuzestan province". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 2 August 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 06. Archived from the original (Excel) on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ↑ Davodi, Parviz. "Approval letter regarding the conversion of the village of Rashk-e Shavur from the functions of Shavur District of Shush County in Khuzestan province to a city". Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Archived from the original on 27 August 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
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