Kanan, Khuzestan Explained
| Kanan |
| Native Name: | Persian: کنعان |
| Native Name Lang: | fa |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Pushpin Map: | Iran |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Iran |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Khuzestan |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Karun |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Central |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 10764 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Kanan (Persian: کنعان) is a city in the Central District of Karun County, Khuzestan province, Iran.[2] [3]
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 of the Central District of Ahvaz County.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 11,705 people in 2,522 households.[5] 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 and transferred to the new Central District. Qaleh Chanan was transferred to Qaleh Chanan Rural District created in the district.[6] It was the most populous village in its rural district.[7]
After the census, the village was elevated to the status of a city and its named was changed to Kanan.[2] [3]
See also
Notes and References
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Kanan, Karun County . . 3 August 2023 . 3 August 2023 . fa.
- Web site: Qaleh Chanan: City or village? Decisions of the 10th government still have consequences . fa . Mehr News . https://web.archive.org/web/20230803153415/https://www.mehrnews.com/news/2141695/قلعه-چنعان-شهر-یا-روستا-تصمیمات-دولت-دهم-همچنان-تبعات-دارد . Mehr News Agency . 3 August 2023 . 24 September 2013 . 3 August 2023.
- Web site: Soon the cities of Kanan and Rabi will be established in Karun . fa . Asremahahwaz . https://web.archive.org/web/20230803183711/https://asremahahwaz.ir/khouzestan/83630/ . 3 August 2023 . 3 August 2023.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 06 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920093911/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/06.xls . Excel . 20 September 2011.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 06 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20230118191739/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Khuzestan.xls . 18 January 2023 . 19 December 2022 . Excel.
- Web site: Approval letter regarding country divisions in Khuzestan province . fa . Islamic Parliament Research Center . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304023621/http://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/829010 . Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers . Rahimi . Mohammad Reza . 4 March 2016 . 14 March 2014 . 3 August 2023.
- Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 06 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201021081917/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_06.xlsx . Excel . 21 October 2020.
