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Karun County Persian: شهرستان کارون
County
Location of Karun County in Khuzestan province (center left, yellow)
Location of Khuzestan province in Iran
Coordinates: 31°06′N 48°38′E / 31.100°N 48.633°E / 31.100; 48.633
Country	Iran
Province	Khuzestan
Capital	Kut-e Abdollah
Districts	Central, Soveyseh
Population
• Total	105,872
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
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Karun County (Persian: شهرستان کارون) is in Khuzestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Kut-e Abdollah.

History

After the 2011 National Census, Kut-e Abdollah and Soveyseh Rural Districts were separated from Ahvaz County in the establishment of Karun County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Kut-e Abdollah as its capital and only city.

After the 2016 census, Kanan, Rabi, and Shirin Shahr were elevated to city status.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2016 census, the county's population was 105,872 in 27,749 households. The county's population is reported to be more than 200,000, according to the governorship of the county.

Administrative divisions

Karun County's population and administrative structure are shown in the following table.

See also

Media related to Karun County at Wikimedia Commons

Notes

1. Formerly the village of Qaleh Chanan; became a city after the 2016 census
2. Established after the 2016 census; merger of four villages
3. Established after the 2016 census

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (20 December 2024). "Karun County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 20 December 2024.
2. ^ Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Khuzestan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. ^ Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (c. 2016) . Approval letter regarding national divisions in Khuzestan province. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Notification 216671/T48709H. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2023 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.
4. ^ "People of Iran's largest village have given up on emigration in the hope of their village becoming urban: Qaleh Chanan in the longing for urbanization". shahrvand-newspaper.ir (in Persian). c. 2024. Archived from the original on 20 December 2024. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
5. ^ Zabeidi, Reza (24 September 2013). "Qaleh Chanan: City or village? Decisions of the 10th government still have consequences". mehrnews.com (in Persian). Archived from the original on 3 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023 – via Mehr News Agency.
6. ^ "Soon the cities of Kanan and Rabi will be established in Karun". asremahahwaz.ir (in Persian). 3 August 2023. Archived from the original on 3 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023 – via Asr-e Mah Ahvaz.
7. ^ "The bitter palate of the people of Shirin Shahr, Ahvaz, according to the pictures". tasnimnews.com (in Persian). 21 October 2019. Archived from the original on 3 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023 – via Tasnim News Agency.
8. "About Karun County". karoon.ostan-khz.ir (in Persian). Archived from the original on 25 October 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2024 – via Karun Governorate.

v t e Khuzestan province, Iran
Capital	Ahvaz
Counties and cities	Abadan County Abadan Arvandkenar Aghajari County Aghajari Ahvaz County Ahvaz Andika County Qaleh-ye Khvajeh Andimeshk County Andimeshk Hoseyniyeh Bagh-e Malek County Bagh-e Malek Qaleh Tall Seydun Bavi County Mollasani Sheyban Veys Behbahan County Behbahan Sardasht Dasht-e Azadegan County Susangerd Bostan Dezful County Dezful Dezab Mianrud Safiabad Saland Gotvand County Gotvand Jannat Makan Haftkel County Haftkel Hendijan County Hendijan Zohreh Hoveyzeh County Hoveyzeh Rafi Izeh County Izeh Dehdez Karun County Karun Khorramshahr County Khorramshahr Minushahr Moqavemat Lali County Lali Mahshahr County Bandar-e Mahshahr Bandar-e Emam Khomeyni Chamran Masjed Soleyman County Masjed Soleyman Omidiyeh County Omidiyeh Jayezan Ramhormoz County Ramhormoz Ramshir County Ramshir Shadegan County Shadegan Shush County Shush Alvan Horr Shushtar County Shushtar
Sights	Abadan's museum Gundishapur Acropole of Shush Apadana in Susa Arjan castle, Behbahan Asak ancient city, Hendijan Chagadom tappe fire temple Chogha Mish Proto-Elamite site Chogha Zanbil Dav o Dokhtar castle, Ramhormoz Dez Dam Eshkaft-e Salman Gargar bridge, Shushtar Haft Tepe Hoor-al-azim lagoon Imamzadeh Roudband, Dezful Imamzadeh Sabz-e-ghaba, Dezful Karkheh Dam Khorramshahr mosque, Battle of Khorramshahr Kul-e Farah lake of Karkheh dam Lake of Karun Lali bridge Meyangaran lagoon Rangooni's mosque Salasel castle, Shushtar Shadegan lagoon Shevi waterfall, Dezful Shush-Daniel Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System Shushtar Watermills Susa Shush Castle Taryana Tobiron valley, Dezful Tomb of Daniel, Shush White bridge, Ahvaz Ya'qub-i Laith's tomb, Dezful
Populated places	List of cities, towns and villages in Khuzestan Province

v t e Karun County
Capital	Kut-e Abdollah
Districts	Central Cities Kut-e Abdollah Canaan Rabee Rural Districts and villages Kut-e Abdollah Abu Dabis Amireh Astishan Eslamabad-e Do Ghazaviyeh-ye Kuchek Jongiyeh Kavater Kut-e Seyyed Saleh Kuy-e Vali Aser Mozaffariyeh Qaleh-ye Hajji Mazid Shalheh-ye Fazeli Tasyesat-e Kut-e Amir Valiyeh Qaleh Chenan Al Aqda Azab Hanatiyeh Jamalabad Khosraviyeh Khoveyseh Malich-e Kuchek Soveyseh Cities None Capital Village Abu Nageh Rural Districts and villages Soveyseh Abu Nageh Atash Eslamabad Khenziri Khezeriyeh Magtu Mobaraki-ye Do Mobaraki-ye Seh Qaleh Tarfi Sharifabad Soveyseh-ye Sadat Soveyseh-ye Saleh Soveyseh-ye Seh Tavil Muran Abu Mosheyleysh Bahar Baricheh Chamian Esmailiyeh-ye Do Esmailiyeh-ye Yek Farsiat-e Bozorg Farsiat-e Kuchek Ghazaviyeh-ye Bozorg Muran Omeyshiyeh-ye Bozorg Tarfayeh

• Karun County
• Counties of Khuzestan province