Central District (Mahshahr County)
Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان ماهشهر | |
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&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Iran_location_map.svg)  Central District (Mahshahr County) | |
| Coordinates: 30°31′N 49°14′E / 30.517°N 49.233°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Khuzestan |
| County | Mahshahr |
| Capital | Bandar-e Mahshahr |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
| • Total | 217,186 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
The Central District of Mahshahr County (Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان ماهشهر) is in Khuzestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Bandar-e Mahshahr.[3]
Bandar-e Mahshahr is an ancient city and port in Khuzestan province in southwestern Iran. Originally known as Reyshahr and then Machuleh, it eventually came to be known as Bandar-e Ma'shoor. The name changed again in 1965, this time to Bandar-e Mah Shahr. The word Mah-shahr is Persian and means "city of the moon."[citation needed]
- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (5 August 2023). "Central District (Mahshahr County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 5 August 2023.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
2016 censuswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Habibi, Hassan. "Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Khuzestan province, centered in the city of Ahvaz". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission of the Government Board. Archived from the original on 17 July 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2024.