Karkheh County should not be confused with Karkha Rural District.
| Karkheh County | |
| Native Name: | Persian: شهرستان کرخه |
| Settlement Type: | County |
| Image Map1: | IranKhuzestan-SVG.svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Khuzestan province in Iran |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Khuzestan |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Alvan |
| Parts Type: | Districts |
| Parts Style: | para |
| P1: | Central |
| P2: | Shavur |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Coordinates: | 31.9°N 72°W |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Karkheh County (Persian: شهرستان کرخه) is in Khuzestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Alvan,[2] whose population at the time of the 2016 National Census was 6,860 in 1,824 households.[3]
In 2019, Shavur District was separated from Shush County in the establishment of Karkheh County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with Alvan as its capital.[2]
Karkheh County's administrative structure is shown in the following table.
| Administrative Divisions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central District | ||||
| Ahudasht RD | ||||
| Seyyed Abbas RD | ||||
| Alvan (city) | ||||
| Shavur District | ||||
| Karkha RD | ||||
| Shavur RD | ||||
| Shavur (city) | ||||