Kharameh | |
Native Name: | Persian: خرامه |
Native Name Lang: | fa |
Settlement Type: | City |
Pushpin Map: | Iran |
Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Iran |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Fars |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Kharameh |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Central |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population As Of: | 2016 |
Population Total: | 18477 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | IRST |
Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
Kharameh (Persian: خرامه) is a city in the Central District of Kharameh County, Fars province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[2] The city is 80km (50miles) east of Shiraz, and is surrounded by three lakes: Bakhtegan, Tashk and Maharlu.
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 21,683 in 5,189 households, when it was in Korbal District of Shiraz County.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 20,920 people in 5,682 households,[4] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Kharameh County. Kharameh was transferred to the new Central District as the county's capital.[2] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 18,477 people in 5,635 households.[5]
There are several tourist places of interest in Kharameh including Bagh-haye Mehrabad (the Mehrabad Gardens), Tangab, 40 Cheshmeh, Doman nim and Ojagh Seyed.
The main occupation of the inhabitants is agriculture with wheat being the largest produced output.