Shonbeh ( fa, شُنبه, also
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d as Shanbeh; also known as Chambeh, Shamba, Shambeh, Shumbeb, and Shumbeh) is a city in and capital of
Shonbeh and Tasuj District Shonbeh and Tasuj District ( fa, بخش شنبه و طسوج) is a district (bakhsh) in Dashti County, Bushehr Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 7,308, in 1,546 families. The District has one city: Shonbeh. The District has ...
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Dashti County
Dashti County ( fa, شهرستان دشتی) is located in Bushehr province, Iran. The capital of the county is Khormoj. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 71,285, in 15,465 households. Retrieved 6 November 2022 The following census ...
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Bushehr Province,
Iran
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. At the 2006 census, its population was 2,414, in 505 families.
A strong earthquake measuring 6.1 struck the city of Shonbeh and villages of
Shonbeh and Tasuj District Shonbeh and Tasuj District ( fa, بخش شنبه و طسوج) is a district (bakhsh) in Dashti County, Bushehr Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 7,308, in 1,546 families. The District has one city: Shonbeh. The District has ...
on 9 April 2013, killing at least thirty-seven people.
Iran quake kills 37, injures more than 850
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See also
*2013 Bushehr earthquake
The 2013 Bushehr earthquake occurred with a moment magnitude of 6.3 on April 9 in Iran. The shock's epicenter was in the province of Bushehr, near the city of Khvormuj and the towns of Kaki and Shonbeh. At least 37 people were killed, mostl ...
References
Populated places in Dashti County
Cities in Bushehr Province
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