Shahiyun (Persian: شهیون) is a city in, and the capital of, Shahiyun District of Dezful County, Khuzestan province, Iran.[3][4] It also serves as the administrative center for Shahi Rural District.[5] The city is a merger of the former villages of Baghchehban, Bazargah, and Vahdat.[3]
Shahiyun
Persian: شهیون | |
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City | |
  Shahiyun | |
| Coordinates: 32°36′54″N 48°35′07″E / 32.61500°N 48.58528°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Khuzestan |
| County | Dezful |
| District | Shahiyun |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
| • Total | 583 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
At the 2006 census, its population (as the total of its constituent villages before the merger) was 609 in 118 households, when it was in Shahi Rural District of Sardasht District.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 825 people in 170 households,[7] by which time the rural district had been separated from the district in the establishment of Shahiyun District. The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 583 people in 164 households.[2]
In 2018, the villages merged in the establishment of the new city of Shahiyun.[3][4]
References edit
- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (30 July 2023). "Shahiyun, Dezful County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b c "Introducing the beautiful city of Shahiyun". Shahyuon (in Persian). Shahiyun Municipality. 12 July 2020. Archived from the original on 16 November 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
- ^ a b "The Minister of Interior agreed to establish two municipalities in Khuzestan province". Mehr News (in Persian). Ministry of Interior. 4 September 2018. Archived from the original on 6 August 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ Mousavi, Mirhossein (15 April 1367). "Formation and creation of 12 rural districts including villages, farms and places in Dezful County under Khuzestan province". Lamtakam (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 26 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 06. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 06. Archived from the original (Excel) on 18 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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