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Karkha Rural District

Coordinates: 32°00′25″N 48°18′52″E / 32.00694°N 48.31444°E / 32.00694; 48.31444
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Karkha Rural District
Persian: دهستان کرخا
Karkha Rural District is located in Iran
Karkha Rural District
Karkha Rural District
Coordinates: 32°00′25″N 48°18′52″E / 32.00694°N 48.31444°E / 32.00694; 48.31444[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceKhuzestan
CountyKarkheh
DistrictShavur
CapitalKhovis
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Karkha Rural District (Persian: دهستان کرخا) is in Shavur District of Karkheh County, Khuzestan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Khovis,[2] whose population at the time of the 2016 National Census of was 3,520 in 989 households.[3]

History

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In 2019, the district was separated from Shush County in the establishment of Karkheh County, and Karkha Rural District was created in the district.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (3 August 2023). "Karkha Rural District (Karkheh County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b Jahangiri, Ishaq (16 September 2019). "Letter of approval regarding the country divisions of Shush County, Khuzestan province". Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 2 August 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  3. ^ "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.