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Darkhoveyn

Coordinates: 30°44′44″N 48°25′42″E / 30.74556°N 48.42833°E / 30.74556; 48.42833
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For the administrative divisions, see Darkhoveyn District and Darkhoveyn Rural District. For the nuclear facility, see Darkhoveyn Nuclear Facility.

Darkhoveyn
Persian: دارخوين
City
Darkhoveyn is located in Iran
Darkhoveyn
Darkhoveyn
Coordinates: 30°44′44″N 48°25′42″E / 30.74556°N 48.42833°E / 30.74556; 48.42833[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceKhuzestan
CountyShadegan
DistrictDarkhoveyn
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
5,655
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Darkhoveyn (Persian: دارخوين)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Darkhoveyn District of Shadegan County, Khuzestan province, Iran. It also serves as the administrative center for Darkhoveyn Rural District.[4] The city is the merger of the former villages of Darkhoveyn, Shakht ol Khan, and Yukhan.[5] Darkhoveyn is the site of a nuclear facility.

Demographics

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Population

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At the time of the 2006 National Census, Darkhoveyn's population (as the total of its constituent villages before the merger) was 4,745 in 870 households, when it was in Darkhoveyn Rural District of the Central District.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 5,759 people in 1,338 households,[7] by which time the villages had merged to form the new city of Darkhoveyn.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 5,655 people in 1,458 households,[2] when the city and rural district had been separated from the district in the establishment of Darkhoveyn District.[4]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Also romanized as Dārkhoveyn, Dārkhovīn, Darkhwin, and Dārxoweyn; also known as Dār Khūyeh, Daurat al Qaiwain, Dorquain, and Kūt ol ‘Abīd[3]

References

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  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (8 August 2023). "Darkhoveyn, Shadegan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Darkhoveyn can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3059515" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ a b Rahimi, Mohammadreza (26 October 1391). "Approval letter regarding country divisions in Khuzestan province" (PDF). RRK (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 November 2023. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  5. ^ a b Davodi, Parviz (6 September 1384). "Turning the villages of Darkhoveyn and Chavibdeh into cities". Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Archived from the original on 7 August 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "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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