Karkheh County

Karkheh County
Persian: شهرستان کرخه
Location of Karkheh County in Khuzestan province (center left, green)
Location of Karkheh County in Khuzestan province (center left, green)
Location of Khuzestan province in Iran
Location of Khuzestan province in Iran
Coordinates: 31°54′N 48°24′E / 31.900°N 48.400°E / 31.900; 48.400[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceKhuzestan
CapitalAlvan
DistrictsCentral, Shavur
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Karkheh County (Persian: شهرستان کرخه) is in Khuzestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Alvan,[2] whose population at the time of the 2016 National Census was 6,860 in 1,824 households.[3]

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (2 August 2023). "Karkheh County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  2. ^ Jahangiri, Ishaq (16 September 2019). "Letter of approval regarding the country divisions of Shush County, Khuzestan province". Qavanin (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.