Shush County

Not to be confused with Shushtar County.

For the city, see Shush. For other places with a similar name, see Shush.

Shush County Persian: شهرستان شوش
County
Location of Shush County in Khuzestan province (top left, yellow)
Location of Khuzestan Province in Iran
Coordinates: 32°12′30″N 47°58′00″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Khuzestan
Capital	Shush
Districts	Central, Fath ol Mobin
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	205,720
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)
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Shush County (Persian: شهرستان شوش) is in Khuzestan Province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Shush.^[3] The ancient city of Susa is located in Shush County.

History

After the 2006 National Census, the village of Rashg-e Shavur was elevated to city status as Shavur.^[4] Saleh Moshatat also rose to the status of a city^[5] and was later renamed Fath ol Mobin.^[6]

In 2019, Shavur District was separated from the county in the establishment of Karkheh County.^[7]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 189,793 in 33,313 households.^[8] The following census in 2011 counted 202,762 people in 47,304 households.^[9] The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 205,720, in 55,194 households.^[2]

Administrative divisions

Shush County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.

Shush County Population

Administrative divisions	2006[8]	2011[9]	2016[2]
Central District	113,041	117,441	119,459
Ben Moala RD	9,231	10,217	10,188
Hoseynabad RD	42,074	39,439	22,946
Horr (city)	7,839	8,624	9,177
Shush (city)	53,897	59,161	77,148
Fath ol Mobin District	14,135	15,512	16,075
Chenaneh RD	5,849	6,369	6,436
Sorkheh RD	8,286	6,374	6,666
Fath ol Mobin (city)[a]		2,769	2,973
Shavur District[b]	62,617	69,051	70,071
Ahudasht RD	14,846	15,733	16,511
Seyyed Abbas RD	24,093	26,865	27,713
Shavur RD	17,578	10,031	10,154
Alvan (city)	6,100	7,092	6,860
Shavur (city)[c]		9,330	8,833
Total	189,793	202,762	205,720
RD = Rural district

See also

Media related to Shush County at Wikimedia Commons

Notes

1. Formerly the village of Saleh Moshatat^[6]
2. Transferred to Karkheh County^[7]
3. Formerly the village of Rashk-e Shavur^[4]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (23 December 2024). "Shush County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 23 December 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Khuzestan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Habibi, Hassan (26 July 2014) [Approved 21 June 1369]. 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. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission of the Government Board. Proposal 3233.1.5.53; Letter 907-93808; Notification 82830/T126K. Archived from the original on 17 July 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2024 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center.
4. Davodi, Parviz (6 June 1391) [Approved 8 October 1387]. Approval letter regarding the conversion of the village of Rashk-e Shavur from the functions of Shavur District of Shush County in Khuzestan province to a city. rc.majlis.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Proposal 62740/42/4/1; Letter 158802/T38854H; Notification 182488/T33712K. Archived from the original on 27 August 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2023 – via Islamic Parliament Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
5. Rahimi, Mohammadreza (c. 2023) [Approved 21 July 1389]. Letter of approval regarding the conversion of Saleh Moshatat village, the center of Fath ol Mobin District, Shush County, Khuzestan province, into a city. masoudshamsnejad.ir/ (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Proposal 4/1/42/196699; Letter 158802/T38854H; Notification 168418/T44219K. Archived from the original on 8 August 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
6. Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (c. 2023) [Approved 14 April 1390]. Changing the name of the city of Saleh Moshatat and the villages of Zolmabad, Sartang-e Shab Kuri and Eshgaft-e Jamushi from the functions of Shush, Gotvand and Izeh Counties in Khuzestan province to the city of Fath ol Mobin and the villages of Mohammadi, Tashar and Golestan respectively. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission. Proposal 191851/42/4/1; Letter 158802/T38854H. Archived from the original on 8 August 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
7. Jahangiri, Ishaq (c. 2023) [Approved 16 September 2019]. Letter of approval regarding the national divisions of Shush County, Khuzestan province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 42869. Archived from the original on 2 August 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
8. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Khuzestan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
9. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Khuzestan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 18 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.

External links

• Hamid-Reza Hosseini, Shush at the foot of Louvre (Shush dar dāman-e Louvre), in Persian, Jadid Online, 10 March 2009, [1].
• Audio slideshow: [2] (6 min 31 sec).