Gahru ( fa, گهرو, also

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d as Gahroū; also known as Kahroū) is a city in the Central District of

Kiar County Kiar County ( fa, شهرستان کیار) is located in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran. The capital of the county is Shalamzar.

, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari 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 ...

. At the 2006 census, its population was 6,093 in 1,464 households, when it was one of two cities in the former Kiar District of

Shahrekord County Shahr-e Kord ( fa, شهركرد, also Romanized as Shahrekord and Shahr Kord) is the capital city of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Iran. It is the largest city in the province, and is 90 km away from Iran's third largest city, Isfahan ...

. The following census in 2011 counted 5,949 people in 1,684 households, by which time Kiar County had been established. The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 6,263 people in 1,894 households. The village is populated by

Lurs Lurs () are an Iranian people living in the mountains of western Iran. The four Luri branches are the Bakhtiari, Mamasani, Kohgiluyeh and Lur proper, who are principally linked by the Luri language. Lorestan Province is named after the Lu ...

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Kiar County Cities in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province Populated places in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province Populated places in Kiar County Luri settlements in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province {{Kiar-geo-stub