Karun, Khuzestan

For the administrative subdivision, see Karun County.
Karun
کارون
City
Karun
Coordinates: 31°14′29″N 48°39′09″E / 31.24139°N 48.65250°ECoordinates: 31°14′29″N 48°39′09″E / 31.24139°N 48.65250°E
Country  Iran
Province Khuzestan
County Karun
Bakhsh Central
Villages merged into city January 23, 2013[1]
Population (2006)
 • Total 64,546
Time zone IRST (UTC+3:30)
 • Summer (DST) IRDT (UTC+4:30)

Karun (Persian: کارون‎; formerly Kut-e Abdollah) is a city in and the capital of Karun County, Khuzestan Province, Iran. On 23 January 2013, Kut-e Abdollah village was merged with the villages of Khazami, Darvishabad, Shariati-ye Yek, Kut-e Navaser, Kuy-e Montazeri, Gavmishabad, Gondamakar and Hadiabad and created a city.[2] The population of the city in 2006 population census was 64,546 in 11,853 families.[3]

References

  1. ↑ تصویب نامه درخصوص تقسیمات کشوری در استان خوزستان شماره216671/ت48709هـ
  2. ↑ تصویب نامه درخصوص تقسیمات کشوری در استان خوزستان شماره216671/ت48709هـ
  3. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-11-11.