Shadegan

For the administrative division of Khuzestan province, see Shadegan County. For the village in Isfahan province, see Shadgan. For the village in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, see Shadegan.

Shadegan (Persian: شادگان)^[a] is a city in the Central District of Shadegan County, Khuzestan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.^[5] The city is located on the Jarahi River, which empties into the adjacent Shadegan International Wetlands.^[6]

Shadegan Persian: شادگان
City
News photo of buildings bordering the Shadegan Ponds
Shadegan
Coordinates: 30°38′57″N 48°39′55″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Khuzestan
County	Shadegan
District	Central
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	41,733
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 48,642 in 8,600 households.^[7] The following census in 2011 counted 52,786 people in 12,088 households.^[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 41,733 people in 11,404 households.^[2]

Gallery

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  A boat traversing the Shadegan International Wetlands
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  A bifurcation of the Jarahi River located in northern Shadegan
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  A fountain in an urban park in southern Shadegan
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  Satellite view of Shadegan
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  ISS satellite view of Shadegan (centre right), and the Jarahi (centre left). (Up is south-east.)

See also

Shadegan Ponds

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Shādgān and Shādegān; formerly Fallehiyeh, also romanized as Fallāḩīyeh (فلاحية); also known as Fallābīyeh^[3] and formerly also "Soroq"^[4]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (22 December 2024). "Shadegan, Shadegan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 22 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. Shadegan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3083800" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
4. "SHADEGAN". itto.org. Iran Tourism and Touring Org. Retrieved 24 November 2024. It experiences a warm and desert like climate. The old name of Shadegan was "Soroq" and its central government city was known as "Dowraq".
5. 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.
6. "SHADEGAN WETLAND". itto.org. Iran Tourism and Touring Org. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
7. 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.
8. 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

• Shadegan Photo Gallery from the Khuzestan Governorship