Shush County ( fa, شهرستان شوش) is in
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 ...
. The capital of the county is the city of
Shush. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 189,793 in 33,313 households.
The following census in 2011 counted 202,762 people in 47,304 households.
At the 2016 census the county's population was 205,720, in 55,194 households.
Shavur District was separated from Shush County on 16 December 2019 to become
Karkheh County
Karkheh County ( fa, شهرستان کرخه) is in Khuzestan province, Iran. The capital of the county is the city of Alvan. At the 2006 census, the region's population (as Shavur District of Shush County
Shush County ( fa, شهرست ...
.
["Approval letter regarding country divisions of Shush county, Khuzestan province," National System of Laws and Regulations of the Islamic Republic of Iran (7 May 2022)]
Retrieved on 30 November 2022. The ancient city of
Susa
Susa ( ; Middle elx, 𒀸𒋗𒊺𒂗, translit=Šušen; Middle and Neo- elx, 𒋢𒋢𒌦, translit=Šušun; Neo-Elamite and Achaemenid elx, 𒀸𒋗𒐼𒀭, translit=Šušán; Achaemenid elx, 𒀸𒋗𒐼, translit=Šušá; fa, شوش ...
is located in Shush County.
Administrative divisions
The population history and structural changes of Shush County's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table. The latest census shows three districts, seven rural districts, and five cities.
References
External links
* Hamid-Reza Hosseini, ''Shush at the foot of Louvre'' (''Shush dar dāman-e Louvre''), in Persian, Jadid Online, 10 March 2009
* Audio slideshow
(6 min 31 sec).
Shush County,
Counties of Khuzestan Province
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