Darkhoveyn ( fa, Dārxoweyn, also
Romanize
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d as Dārkhoveyn and Dārkhovīn; also known as Dār Khūyeh, Darkhwin, Daurat al Qaiwain, Dorquain, and Kūt ol ‘Abīd) is a city in
Darkhoveyn Rural District
Darkhoveyn Rural District ( fa, دهستان دارخوين) is a rural district (''dehestan'') in the Central District of Shadegan County, Khuzestan Province, Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called P ...
, in the
Central District of
Shadegan County
Shadegan County ( fa, شهرستان شادگان, ''Ŝahrestāne Ŝādegān'') is located in Khuzestan province, Iran. The capital of the county is Shadegan
Shadegan ( fa, شادگان; also Romanized as Shādegān and Shādgān; formerly, Fa ...
,
Khuzestan Province
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 ...
,
Iran
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. At the 2006 census, its population was 2,766, in 523 families.
Darkhoveyn is the site of a
nuclear facility
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.
References
Populated places in Shadegan County
Cities in Khuzestan Province
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