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Shush County

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Shush County
Persian: شهرستان شوش
Location of Shush County in Khuzestan province (top left, yellow)
Location of Shush County in Khuzestan province (top left, yellow)
Location of Khuzestan Province in Iran
Location of Khuzestan Province in Iran
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CountryIran
ProvinceKhuzestan
CapitalShush
DistrictsCentral, Fath ol Mobin
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
205,720
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
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Shush County (Persian: شهرستان شوش) is in Khuzestan Province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Shush.[3] The ancient city of Susa is located in Shush County.

History

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After the 2006 National Census, the village of Rashg-e Shavur was elevated to city status as Shavur.[4] Saleh Moshatat also rose to the status of a city[5] and was later renamed Fath ol Mobin.[6]

In 2019, Shavur District was separated from the county in the establishment of Karkheh County.[7]

Demographics

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Population

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At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 189,793 in 33,313 households.[8] The following census in 2011 counted 202,762 people in 47,304 households.[9] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 205,720, in 55,194 households.[2]

Administrative divisions

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Shush County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.

Shush County Population
Administrative divisions 2006[8] 2011[9] 2016[2]
Central District 113,041 117,441 119,459
Ben Moala RD 9,231 10,217 10,188
Hoseynabad RD 42,074 39,439 22,946
Horr (city) 7,839 8,624 9,177
Shush (city) 53,897 59,161 77,148
Fath ol Mobin District 14,135 15,512 16,075
Chenaneh RD 5,849 6,369 6,436
Sorkheh RD 8,286 6,374 6,666
Fath ol Mobin (city)[a] 2,769 2,973
Shavur District[b] 62,617 69,051 70,071
Ahudasht RD 14,846 15,733 16,511
Seyyed Abbas RD 24,093 26,865 27,713
Shavur RD 17,578 10,031 10,154
Alvan (city) 6,100 7,092 6,860
Shavur (city)[c] 9,330 8,833
Total 189,793 202,762 205,720
RD = Rural district

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Formerly the village of Saleh Moshatat[6]
  2. ^ Transferred to Karkheh County[7]
  3. ^ Formerly the village of Rashk-e Shavur[4]

References

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  • Hamid-Reza Hosseini, Shush at the foot of Louvre (Shush dar dāman-e Louvre), in Persian, Jadid Online, 10 March 2009, [1].
  • Audio slideshow: [2] (6 min 31 sec).

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