Karkha Rural District should not be confused with Karkheh Rural District.
Karkha Rural District | |
Native Name: | Persian: دهستان کرخا |
Native Name Lang: | fa |
Settlement Type: | Rural District |
Pushpin Map: | Iran |
Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Iran |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Khuzestan |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Karkheh |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Shavur |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Khovis |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | IRST |
Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Karkha Rural District (Persian: دهستان کرخا) is in Shavur District of Karkheh County, Khuzestan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Khovis,[2] whose population at the time of the 2016 National Census of was 3,520 in 989 households.[3]
In 2019, the district was separated from Shush County in the establishment of Karkheh County, and Karkha Rural District was created in the district.[2]