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Shadegan () is a city in the Central District of
Shadegan County Shadegan County () is in Khuzestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Shadegan. History After the 2006 National Census, Khanafereh Rural District was separated from the Central District in the formation of Khanafereh District, in ...
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Khuzestan Khuzestan province () is one of the 31 Provinces of Iran. Located in the southwest of the country, the province borders Iraq and the Persian Gulf, covering an area of . Its capital is the city of Ahvaz. Since 2014, it has been part of Iran's ...
province,
Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...
, serving as capital of both the county and the district. The city is located on the
Jarahi River The Jarahi River (), also spelt Jarrahi or Garrahi, is a major river in the Iranian province of Khuzestan. It originates in the southern Zagros mountains, and flowing westward, empties into the Shadegan Shadegan () is a city in the Centr ...
, which empties into the adjacent Shadegan International Wetlands.


Demographics


Population

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


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See also

Shadegan Ponds The Shadegan International Wetland (Persian: تالاب شادگان) is a series of Ramsar wetlands, which is a designation given to wetlands of international importance under the Ramsar Convention. It covering about 400,000 hectares in Khuzest ...


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Shadegan Photo Gallery from the Khuzestan Governorship
Cities in Khuzestan province Populated places in Shadegan County Arab settlements in Khuzestan province {{Shadegan-geo-stub