Suri District

Suri District
بخش سوري
District
Coordinates: 33°18′N 47°26′E / 33.300°N 47.433°E / 33.300; 47.433Coordinates: 33°18′N 47°26′E / 33.300°N 47.433°E / 33.300; 47.433
Country  Iran
Province Lorestan
County Rumeshkhan
Population (2006)[1]
 • Total 16,262
Time zone IRST (UTC+3:30)
 • Summer (DST) IRDT (UTC+4:30)

The Suri District (Persian: بخش سوري‎‎) is a district (bakhsh) in Rumeshkhan County, Lorestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, it had 16,262 inhabitants, living in 3,350 households.[1] The district is entirely rural with two rural districts: Suri Rural District, and Rumiani Rural District, with a total of nineteen villages.[2][3]

Mount Vyznhar (Vznyar), the highest mountain in the county, is located in Suri District. On its slopes are the ruins of Kohzad Castle.[3]

Notes and references

  1. 1 2 "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2011-11-11.
  2. ↑ "وزارت کشور شماره ۱۰۶۲۲۸/ت۴۹۲۴۳هـ" [No. 106228/49243 of the Ministry of Interior] (in Persian). Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original on 28 September 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Rumeshkhan: Geographical location" (in Persian). Lorestan province. Archived from the original on 26 September 2015.


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