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Iran
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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
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Karun
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Kanan ( fa, کنعان) is a city in the
Central District of
Karun County
Karun County ( fa, شهرستان کارون) is in Khuzestan province, Iran. The capital of the county is the city of Kut-e Abdollah
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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 ...
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 ...
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Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the population was 10,363 in 1,795 households, when it was a village in
Soveyseh Rural District
Soveyseh Rural District ( fa, دهستان سويسه) is a rural district (''dehestan'') in Soveyseh District, Karun County, Khuzestan Province, Iran
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of the
Central District of
Ahvaz County
Ahvaz County ( fa, شهرستان اهواز) is located in Khuzestan province, Iran. The capital of the county is Ahvaz. At the 2006 census, the county's population (including those portions of the county later split off to form Bavi County, H ...
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The following census in 2011 counted 11,705 people in 2,522 households.
The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 10,764 people in 2,773 households, by which time the rural district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Karun County. The village of Qaleh Chanan had been transferred to
Qaleh Chanan Rural District
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It was the most populous village in its rural district.
After the census, the village was elevated to the status of a city and its named was changed to Kanan.
See also
Notes
References
Cities in Khuzestan province
Populated places in Karun County
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