Shush_County

Shush County

Shush County

County in Khuzestan province, Iran

Not to be confused with Shushtar County.
For the city, see Shush. For other places with a similar name, see Shush.

Shush County (Persian: شهرستان شوش) is in Khuzestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Shush.[2] The ancient city of Susa is located in Shush County.

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Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the county's population was 189,793 in 33,313 households.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 202,762 people in 47,304 households.[4] At the 2016 census the county's population was 205,720, in 55,194 households.[5]

In 2019, Shavur District was separated from the county in the establishment of Karkheh County.[6]

Administrative divisions

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

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See also

Media related to Shush County at Wikimedia Commons

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Notes

  1. Formerly the village of Saleh Moshatat[7][8]
  2. Transferred to Karkheh County[6]

References

  1. [1]
    OpenStreetMap contributors (8 August 2023). "Shush County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  2. [2]
    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.
  3. [3]
    "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.
  4. [4]
    "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.
  5. [5]
    "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.
  6. [6]
    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.
  7. [7]
    Rahimi, Mohammadreza (21 July 1389). "Letter of approval regarding the conversion of Saleh Moshatat village, the center of Fath Olmobin District, Shush County, Khuzestan province, into a city". Masoud Shams Nejad (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Archived from the original on 8 August 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  8. [8]
    Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (22 March 2013). "Changing the name of the city of Saleh Moshatat and the villages of Zolmabad, Sartang-e Shab Kuri and Eshgaft-e Jamushi from the functions of Shush, Gotvand and Izeh Counties in Khuzestan province to the city of Fath Olmobin and the villages of Mohammadi, Tashar and Golestan respectively". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Archived from the original on 8 August 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  • Hamid-Reza Hosseini, Shush at the foot of Louvre (Shush dar dāman-e Louvre), in Persian, Jadid Online, 10 March 2009, .
  • Audio slideshow: (6 min 31 sec).
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