Khur (Persian: خور)[a] is a city in the Central District of Larestan County, Fars province, Iran.
At the 2006 census, its population was 6,370 in 1,360 households.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 6,821 people in 1,470 households.[5] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 7,338 people in 1,829 households.[2]
Overview
Khur is a 400-year-old city located in southern part of Fars province. People of Khur speak Khuri language (Local Language which is also called "Achomi") and Persian. In terms of the geographical situation, the city is 300 km away from Shiraz.[citation needed]
Demographics
Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Khur has an average literacy rate of 70%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 78%, and female literacy is 62%. In Khour, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age. In term of Religion, 100% percent of people are Muslim Sonnies. Most of the men are either self-employed or employees in Gulf Countries such as, United Arab Emirates, Qatar and so on. Additionally, 10 to 20% of them are local in UAE and Qatar which some never ever has seen their hometown at all just handling the Khouri name on their family and it should be said they are well respected and known there. Some are working for government and some are rich enough to have major businesses. It has such hot and dry weather during summer and cold dry during winter. In order to have rain specially during summer which starts at the second month of summer as it is known as chel pasini (forty afternoons).
Notes
References
- ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (25 September 2023). "Khur, Larestan County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ a b "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 07. Archived from the original (Excel) on 6 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ Khur, Fars can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3071431" 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. 07. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 07. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
External links
- Khour website Archived 2007-05-05 at the Wayback Machine
- Khour City
- Achomi Community
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