Sureshjan

Sureshjan
Persian: سورشجان
City
Sureshjan is located in Iran
Sureshjan
Sureshjan
Coordinates: 32°19′00″N 50°40′35″E / 32.31667°N 50.67639°E / 32.31667; 50.67639[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceChaharmahal and Bakhtiari
CountyShahrekord
DistrictLaran
Established as a city1989[3]
Population
 (2016)[4]
 • Total
12,308
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Sureshjan (Persian: سورشجان)[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Laran District in Shahrekord County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran.[6] As a village, it was the capital of Lar Rural District[7] until is administration was transferred to the city of Haruni.[8] The village of Sureshjan was converted to a city in 1989.[3]

Demographics

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Ethnicity

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The city is populated by Lurs.[9]

Population

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At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 11,124 in 2,604 households.[10] The following census in 2011 counted 11,407 people in 2,122 households.[11] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 12,308 people in 3,595 households.[4]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Also romanized as Sooresh Jan, Sūreshjān, and Sūrshjān[5]

References

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  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (31 August 2024). "Sureshjan, بخش لاران [Laran District], Sharekurd County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiyari Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  2. ^ "8M8G+MH6 Sureshjan, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  3. ^ a b Habibi, Hassan (24 December 1989) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1368/10/03 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تبدیل روستای لالی و روستای سورشجان به شهر سورشجان [‌Transforming the village of Lali and the village of Sureshjan into the city of Sureshjan]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شناسه [ID] FDA6E4B1-6E80-4ADE-8133-AFF41EA0BE27. شماره دوره [Course number] 68. Archived from the original on 4 September 2025. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  4. ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان چهارمحال و بختیاری [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 24 May 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  5. ^ Sureshjan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3086471" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  6. ^ Habibi, Hassan (15 June 1997) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1376/03/25 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. انجام تغییرات در محدوده تقسیمات کشوری استان چهارمحال و بختیاری [‌Making changes in the boundaries of the national divisions of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] 712E4A95-768E-4BE2-8900-BB06797BFAD3. شماره دوره [Course number] 76, شماره جلد [Volume number] 254. Archived from the original on 3 September 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  7. ^ Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (22 April 1987) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1366/02/02 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تشکیل 8 دهستان شامل روستاها، مزارع و مکانها در شهرستان شهر کرد تابع استان چهار محال و بختیاری [‌Establishment and formation of eight rural districts including villages, farms and places in Shahrekord County, subordinate to Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شناسه [ID] F68A8916-FE1F-44E6-BFC7-A1FE16374F3A. شماره دوره [Course number] 66. Archived from the original on 27 August 2025. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
  8. ^ Habibi, Hassan (26 April 1990) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1369/02/26 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب اصلاحاتی در دهستانهای استان چهار محال و بختیاری [‌Approval of reforms in rural districts of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. شناسه [ID] E80123B8-C979-4E5D-9C98-3FB8DCCB1166. شماره دوره [Course number] 69. Archived from the original on 26 August 2025. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
  9. ^ "Language distribution: Chahar Mahal va Bakhtiari Province". Iran Atlas. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  10. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان چهارمحال و بختیاری [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  11. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان چهارمحال و بختیاری [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.