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Province A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''Roman province, provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire ...

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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 ...

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County A county is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposesChambers Dictionary, L. Brookes (ed.), 2005, Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, Edinburgh in certain modern nations. The term is derived from the Old French ...

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District A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...

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IRST An infrared search and track (IRST) system (sometimes known as infrared sighting and tracking) is a method for detecting and tracking objects which give off infrared radiation, such as the infrared signatures of jet aircraft and helicopters. IR ...

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Romanize Romanization or romanisation, in linguistics, is the conversion of text from a different writing system to the Roman (Latin) script, or a system for doing so. Methods of romanization include transliteration, for representing written text, and ...

d as Choghāmīsh and Choghā Mīsh; also known as Choghā Mīsheh-ye Dowlatī and Shahrak-e Choghā Mīsh) is a city in, and the capital of, Choghamish District of Dezful County,

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 ...

, and also serves as the administrative center for

Choghamish Rural District Choghamish Rural District ( fa, دهستان چغاميش) is a rural district (''dehestan'') in Choghamish District, Dezful County, Khuzestan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, i ...

. At the 2006 census, its population was 1,967 in 380 households, when it was a village in Choghamish Rural District. The following census in 2011 counted 6,084 people in 1,783 households, by which time the village had been elevated to the status of a city. The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 5,757 people in 1,770 households.

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Dezful County Cities in Khuzestan Province Populated places in Dezful County {{Dezful-geo-stub