Shush County
Encyclopedia
Shush County is a county
in Khuzestan Province
in Iran
. The capital of the county is Shush
. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 189,793, in 33,313 families. The county is subdivided into three districts: the Central District
, Shavur District
, and Fath Olmobin District
. The county has three cities: Alvan, Horr, and Shush
.
Counties of Iran
The provinces of Iran further subdivided into counties called shahrestan , an area inside an ostan, and consists of a city centre, few bakhsh and many villages around them. There are usually a few cities and rural agglomerations in each county. Rural agglomerations are a collection of a number...
in Khuzestan Province
Khuzestan Province
Khuzestan Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is in the southwest of the country, bordering Iraq's Basra Province and the Persian Gulf. Its capital is Ahwaz and covers an area of 63,238 km²...
in Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
. The capital of the county is Shush
Shush, Iran
Shush is a city in and the capital of Shush County, Khuzestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 53,897, in 10,689 families. Shush is located near ancient Susa....
. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 189,793, in 33,313 families. The county is subdivided into three districts: the Central District
Central District (Abadan County)
The Central District of Abadan County is a district in Abadan County, Khuzestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 250,116, in 53,940 families. The District has one city: Abadan....
, Shavur District
Shavur District
Shavur District is a district in Shush County, Khuzestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 62,617, in 9,841 families. The District has one city: Alvan....
, and Fath Olmobin District
Fath Olmobin District
Fath Olmobin District is a district in Shush County, Khuzestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 14,135, in 2,075 families. The District is entirely rural....
. The county has three cities: Alvan, Horr, and Shush
Shush, Iran
Shush is a city in and the capital of Shush County, Khuzestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 53,897, in 10,689 families. Shush is located near ancient Susa....
.
External links
- Hamid-Reza Hosseini, Shush at the foot of LouvreLouvreThe Musée du Louvre – in English, the Louvre Museum or simply the Louvre – is one of the world's largest museums, the most visited art museum in the world and a historic monument. A central landmark of Paris, it is located on the Right Bank of the Seine in the 1st arrondissement...
(Shush dar dāman-e Louvre), in Persian, Jadid Online, 10 March 2009, http://www.jadidonline.com/story/10032009/frnk/susa_shush.
Audio slideshow: http://www.jadidonline.com/images/stories/flash_multimedia/Susa_shush_test/susa_high.html (6 min 31 sec).