Shavur (Persian: شاوور)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Shavur District of Karkheh County, Khuzestan province, Iran.[4]
Shavur Persian: شاوور | |
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City | |
  Shavur | |
| Coordinates: 32°03′22″N 48°18′20″E / 32.05611°N 48.30556°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Khuzestan |
| County | Karkheh |
| District | Shavur |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
| • Total | 8,833 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
At the 2006 census, its population was 8,344 in 1,294 households, when it was the village of Rashg-e Shavur in Shavur Rural District of Shush County.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 9,330 people in 2,217 households,[6] by which time the village had been elevated to the status of a city and was renamed Shavur.[7] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 8,833 people in 2,438 households.[2]
In 2019, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Karkheh County, which was divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with the city of Alvan as its capital.[4]
