Susangerd Explained
| Official Name: | Susangerd |
| Native Name: | Persian: سوسنگرد
Arabic: الخفاجيية |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Pushpin Map: | Iran |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Iran |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Khuzestan |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Dasht-e Azadegan |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Central |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 51431 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | IRST |
| Utc Offset: | +3:30 |
| Coordinates: | 31.5569°N 48.1894°W |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
Susangerd (Persian: سوسنگرد) is a city in the Central District of Dasht-e Azadegan County, Khuzestan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[2] The vast majority of its inhabitants are Khuzestani Arab people. Susangerd is considered among the famous cities of Iran due to the Iran-Iraq war and the city's liberation from the siege of Iraqi forces.[3]
History
On 21 July 2021, protests triggered by the severe shortage of water in the region occurred in Susangerd alongside multiple other cities, among them Masjed Soleyman, Izeh, Shushtar and Ahvaz.[4]
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 43,591 in 7,636 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 44,469 people in 9,900 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 51,431 people in 12,664 households.[7]
See also
Notes and References
- ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Susangerd, Dasht-e Azadegan County . . 28 July 2023 . 28 July 2023 . fa.
- Web site: Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Khuzestan province, centered in the city of Ahvaz . fa . Islamic Parliament Research Center . https://web.archive.org/web/20140717093724/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/113029 . Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission of the Government Board . Habibi . Hassan . 17 July 2014 . 25 January 2024.
- http://www.dana.ir/news/805269.html/%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%B1%D9%81%DB%8C-%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%B1-%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%86%DA%AF%D8%B1%D8%AF-%D8%AE%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%AC%DB%8C%D9%87- Susangerd (Khafajiyeh
- News: Lipin . Michael . Iran Water Shortage Protests Result in 3rd Death, Extend Into 7th Day . 22 July 2021 . Voice of America . 22 July 2021.
- 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: 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.
