Behbahan County ( fa, شهرستان بهبهان) is located in
Khuzestan
Khuzestan Province (also spelled Xuzestan; fa, استان خوزستان ''Ostān-e Xūzestān'') is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is in the southwest of the country, bordering Iraq and the Persian Gulf. Its capital is Ahvaz and it covers ...
province,
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...
. The capital of the county is
Behbahan
Behbahan ( fa, بهبهان, also romanized as Behbahān and Behbehān) is a city and capital of Behbahan County, Khuzestan Province, Iran.
Etymology
The origin of the name "Behbahan" may be from two words: "Beh" meaning good better, and "Bah ...
. At the 2006 census, the county's population (including those portions of the county later split off to form
Aghajari County
Aghajari County ( fa, شهرستان آغاجاری) is located in Khuzestan province, Iran. The capital of the county is Aghajari. At the 2006 census, the county's population as a part of Behbahan County and Omidiyeh County
Omidiyeh Co ...
) was 172,597, in 39,607 households.
[ Retrieved 31 October 2022] At the 2016 census, the county's population was 180,593, in 51,838 households.
Administrative divisions
See also
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Arrajan
Arrajan (Argan) was a medieval Persian city located between Fars and Khuzestan, which was settled since Elam period and an important in the Sasanian period until the 11th century. It was the capital of a medieval province of the same name, which ...
References
Counties of Khuzestan Province
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