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Khur () is a city in the Central District of
Larestan County Larestan County () is in Fars province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Lar. History Early history In the medieval ages, Laristan was ruled by the local Miladian dynasty, until it was removed by a Safavid invasion in 1602 led by Allahverd ...
, Fars province,
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Demographics


Language and ethnicity

People of Khur speak Khuri (a local language also called "Achomi") and Persian.


Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 6,370 in 1,360 households. The following census in 2011 counted 6,821 people in 1,470 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 7,338 people in 1,829 households. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Khur has an average literacy rate of 70%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 78%, and female literacy is 62%. In Khur, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age. In term of religion, 100% percent of people are Sunni Muslims. Most of the men are either self-employed or employees in Gulf Countries such as the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and so on. Additionally, 10 to 20% of them are local in UAE and Qatar, some never having seen their hometown at all, using Khuri in their family names. Some are working for government and some are wealthy enough to have major businesses.


Geography


Location

Khur is a 400-year-old city located in southern part of Fars province. The city is 300 km away from
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Climate

It has such hot and dry weather during summer and cold dry during winter. In order to have rain specially during summer which starts at the second month of summer as it is known as ''chel pasini'' ("forty afternoons").


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References


External links


Khour website

Khour City

Achomi Community
Cities in Fars province Populated places in Larestan County {{Larestan-geo-stub