Al Aqda

Coordinates: 31°10′24″N 48°41′48″E / 31.17333°N 48.69667°E / 31.17333; 48.69667
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Al Aqda
Persian: العقدا
Village
Al Aqda is located in Iran
Al Aqda
Al Aqda
Coordinates: 31°10′24″N 48°41′48″E / 31.17333°N 48.69667°E / 31.17333; 48.69667[1]
CountryIran
ProvinceKhuzestan
CountyKarun
DistrictCentral
Rural DistrictQaleh Chanan
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total443
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Al Aqda (Persian: العقدا), also Romanized as Al ‘Aqdā; also known as Al Agdah, ‘Alī ‘Agad, ‘Alī ‘Agdeh, Ali Akdeh, Al ‘Oqdeh, Kūt Saiyid Husain, and Parvast,[3] is a village in, and the capital of, Qaleh Chanan Rural District of the Central District of Karun County, Khuzestan province, Iran.[4]

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 415 in 73 households, when it was in Soveyseh Rural District of the Central District of Ahvaz County.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 301 people in 61 households.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 443 people in 90 households,[2] by which time the rural district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Karun County.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (3 August 2023). "Al Aqda, Karun County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 06. Archived from the original (Excel) on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Al Aqda can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3077957" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. ^ a b Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (14 March 2014). "Approval letter regarding country divisions in Khuzestan province". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 06. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 06. Archived from the original (Excel) on 18 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.