Murcheh Khvort

Murcheh Khvort

Persian: مورچه ‌خورت
Murcheh Khvort Persian: مورچه ‌خورت
Village
	Murcheh Khvort
	Coordinates: 33°05′23″N 51°28′42″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Isfahan
County	Shahin Shahr and Meymeh
District	Central
Rural District	Murcheh Khvort
Population (2016)[2]
• Total	1,369
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Murcheh Khvort (Persian: مورچه‌خورت, also Romanized as Mūrcheh Khort and Mūrcheh Khvort; also known as Morcha-Khūrt, Morcheh Khort, Murcheh Khort, Mūrcheh Khort, Mūrcheh Khūr, and Mūrcheh Khūrd)[3] is a village in, and the capital of, Murcheh Khvort Rural District of the Central District of Shahin Shahr and Meymeh County, Isfahan province, Iran.

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 1,523 in 431 households, when it was in the Central District of the former Borkhar and Meymeh County).[4] The following census in 2011 counted 1,355 people in 383 households,[5] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Shahin Shahr and Meymeh County.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 1,369 people in 394 households. It was the largest village in its rural district.[2]

The Battle of Murche-Khort took place here, and was a part of Nader Shah's campaign to restore the Safavid dynasty.

Media related to Murcheh Khvort at Wikimedia Commons

References

OpenStreetMap contributors (22 June 2023). "Murcheh Khvort, Shahin Shahr and Meymeh County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
"Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 10. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
Murcheh Khvort can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3076036" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
"Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 10. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
"Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 10. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud (9 October 2014). "Approval letter of the ministers of the political-defense commission of the government delegation regarding some changes and divisions of the country in Isfahan province". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Archived from the original on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2023.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.

[1] OpenStreetMap contributors (22 June 2023). "Murcheh Khvort, Shahin Shahr and Meymeh County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 22 June 2023.

[2016_census-2] "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 10. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 October 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

[3] Murcheh Khvort can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3076036" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".

[2006_census-4] "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 10. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.

[2011_census-5] "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 10. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

[Shahin_Shahr_and_Meymeh-6] Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud (9 October 2014). "Approval letter of the ministers of the political-defense commission of the government delegation regarding some changes and divisions of the country in Isfahan province". Islamic Parliament Research Center (in Persian). Archived from the original on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2023.