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'''Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province''' ({{lang-fa|استان کهگیلویه و بویراحمد}}, ''Ostān-e Kohgīrūye-o Būyer-Ahmad'' ) is one of the thirty-one [[provinces of Iran|provinces]] of [[Iran]]. It is in the south-west of the country, in Iran's [[Regions of Iran|Region 2]],<ref>{{Cite news|date=22 June 2014|title= همشهری آنلاین-استان‌های کشور به ۵ منطقه تقسیم شدند (Provinces were divided into 5 regions)|language=Persian|newspaper=Hamshahri Online|url=http://www.hamshahrionline.ir/details/263382/Iran/-provinces|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140623191332/http://www.hamshahrionline.ir/details/263382/Iran/-provinces|archivedate=23 June 2014|deadurl=no}}</ref> and its capital is [[Yasuj]]. The province covers an area of 15,563 square kilometers, and in 2006 had a population of 634,000. According to National Population and Housing Census population of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad in 2011 was 658,629.<ref name="Census2011"/> The people mainly speak [[Lurish language]].
'''Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province''' ({{langx|fa|استان کهگیلویه و بویراحمد}}){{efn|Also [[romanize]]d as '''Ostân-e Kohgiluyeh va Buyer-Ahmad'''; [[Luri language|Luri]]: استان کهگیلویه و بِیرَمَد, romanized as '''Ostān-e Kohgīlūya-vo Beyramad'''}} is one of the 31 [[provinces of Iran]]. It is in the southwest of the country, in Iran's [[Regions of Iran|Region 2]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=22 June 2014|title= همشهری آنلاین-استان‌های کشور به ۵ منطقه تقسیم شدند (Provinces were divided into 5 regions)|language=fa|newspaper=Hamshahri Online|url=http://www.hamshahrionline.ir/details/263382/Iran/-provinces|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140623191332/http://www.hamshahrionline.ir/details/263382/Iran/-provinces|archive-date=23 June 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> Its capital is the city of [[Yasuj]].<ref name="Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province Structure">{{cite report|title=Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the units of the national divisions of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, centered in the city of Yasuj|language=fa|website=lamtakam.com|via=Lam ta Kam|url=https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/113043|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240124162513/https://lamtakam.com/law/council_of_ministers/113043|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council|last=Habibi|first=Hassan|archive-date=24 January 2024|date=c. 2024|orig-date=Approved 7 July 1369|id=Proposal 3233.1.5.53; Letter 93808-907; Notification 82818/T143K|access-date=24 January 2024}}</ref> The province covers an area of 15,563 square kilometers.


== Geography ==
==Demographics==
===Language===
[[File:Dena1.jpg|thumb|250px|Dena Range as seen from South West]]
{{bar box|title=2023 mother tongue composition<ref name ="IranAtlas">{{Cite web |date=2023 |title=Kohgiluyeh va Boyer Ahmad Province |url=https://iranatlas.net/index.html?module=module.language-distribution.kohgiluyeh_va_boyer_ahmad_heritage |access-date=29 December 2024}}</ref>|titlebar=#ddd|left1=Language|right1=Percent|float=|bars=
[[File:Landscape of Shadegan.jpg|thumb|250px|'''Khamin Mount'''; [[Shadegan, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad|Shadegan]], Basht County]]
{{bar percent|[[Luri language|Southern Luri]]|orange|71.5}}
{{bar percent|[[Persian language|Persian]]{{efn|Not native to the region.<ref name ="IranAtlas"/>}}|yellow|21.0}}
{{bar percent|[[Qashqai language|Qashqai]]|blue|1.4}}
{{bar percent|[[Bakhtiari dialect|Bakhtiari]]|green|1.4}}
{{bar percent|[[Khuzestani Arabic]]|red|0.9}}
{{bar percent|Mixed|grey|3.8}}}}


===Population===
The province is mostly mountainous in terrain, part of the [[Zagros]] range. The highest point is the [[Dena]] summit with a height of 5,109 meters.
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the province's population was 621,428 in 125,779 households.<ref name="2006 Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province">{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=amar.org.ir|url=http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/17.xls|access-date=25 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920094811/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/17.xls|format=Excel|archive-date=20 September 2011}}</ref> According to the National Population and Housing Census, the population of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province in 2011 was 658,629 in 156,176 households.<ref name="2011 Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province">{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=irandataportal.syr.edu|via=Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University|url=https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Kohgiluyeh-and-Buyer-Ahmad.xls|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230119003203/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Kohgiluyeh-and-Buyer-Ahmad.xls|archive-date=19 January 2023|access-date=19 December 2022|format=Excel}}</ref> The 2016 census measured the population of the province as 713,052 inhabitants in 186,320 households.<ref name="2016 Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province">{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=amar.org.ir|url=https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_17.xlsx|access-date=19 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211102075451/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_17.xlsx|format=Excel|archive-date=2 November 2021}}</ref>


=== Administrative divisions ===
The mountain range of Dena, with more than 20 elevations and over 4000 meters high above the sea level, is, in fact, the great Himalayas in miniature.
[[File:Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad.svg|320px]]
The mountain range, which is located in Kohgiluyeh va Buyer Ahmad province, is covered with oak forests.
Natural springs, singing of the birds, and fresh air fascinate all lovers of nature. Another mountain is Khamin that located in [Gachsaran] country


The population history and structural changes of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.
== Administrative divisions ==

[[File:Kohgiluye.PNG|300px|thumb|none|[[Counties of Iran|Counties (Shahrestan)]]: {{hlist|'''D''' - [[Dehdasht]]|'''C''' - [[Charam]]|'''G''' - [[Gachsaran]]|'''Y''' - [[Yasooj]]|'''b''' - [[Bahmai]]|'''d''' - [[Dena County|Dena]]}}]]
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province
|-
! Counties !! 2006<ref name="2006 Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province"/> !! 2011<ref name="2011 Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province"/> !! 2016<ref name="2016 Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province"/>
|-
| [[Bahmai County|Bahmai]] || style="text-align: right;" | 35,067 || style="text-align: right;" | 37,048 || style="text-align: right;" | 38,136
|-
| [[Basht County|Basht]]{{efn|Separated from [[Gachsaran County]] after the 2006 census<ref name="Basht County Establishment">{{cite report|title=Divisional changes and reforms in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province|language=fa|website=qavanin.ir|via=Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran|url=https://qavanin.ir/Law/TreeText/168480|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230811173340/https://qavanin.ir/Law/TreeText/168480|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers|last=Rahimi|first=Mohammad Reza|archive-date=11 August 2023|date=c. 2023|orig-date=Approved 16 March 1389|id=Proposal 1/4/42/173454|access-date=11 August 2023}}</ref>}} || style="text-align: right;" | — || style="text-align: right;" | 20,699 || style="text-align: right;" | 21,690
|-
| [[Boyer-Ahmad County|Boyer-Ahmad]] || style="text-align: right;" | 212,552 || style="text-align: right;" | 243,771 || style="text-align: right;" | 299,885
|-
| [[Charam County|Charam]]{{efn|Separated from [[Kohgiluyeh County]] after the 2006 census<ref name="Charam County Establishment">{{Cite news|title=Charam County Officially Established|via=moi.ir/news/74170/شهرستان-چرام-رسما-تاسيس-شد (Ministry of the Interior)|language=fa|date=13 November 2010|quote=Charam County, separated from Kohgiluyeh and centered on Charam city...This county currently has one city, two districts (Charam and Sarfaryab) and four rural districts (Charam and Alqchin Rural Districts of Charam District and Sarfaryab...}}</ref>}} || style="text-align: right;" | — || style="text-align: right;" | 32,159 || style="text-align: right;" | 33,543
|-
| [[Dana County|Dana]] || style="text-align: right;" | 52,242 || style="text-align: right;" | 52,040 || style="text-align: right;" | 42,539
|-
| [[Gachsaran County|Gachsaran]] || style="text-align: right;" | 131,628 || style="text-align: right;" | 119,217 || style="text-align: right;" | 124,096
|-
| [[Kohgiluyeh County|Kohgiluyeh]] || style="text-align: right;" | 189,939 || style="text-align: right;" | 153,695 || style="text-align: right;" | 131,351
|-
| [[Landeh County|Landeh]]{{efn|Separated from Kohgiluyeh County after the 2011 census<ref name="Landeh County Establishment">{{cite report|title=Carrying out national divisions in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province|language=fa|website=qavanin.ir|via=Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran|url=https://qavanin.ir/Law/PrintText/194770|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230814174252/https://qavanin.ir/Law/PrintText/194770|publisher=Ministry of the Interior|last=Rahimi|first=Mohammadreza|archive-date=14 August 2023|date=c. 2023|orig-date=Approved 29 September 1391|id=Proposal 42/1/131105/42/1390|access-date=14 August 2023}}</ref>}} || style="text-align: right;" | — || style="text-align: right;" | — || style="text-align: right;" | 21,812
|-
| [[Margown County|Margown]]{{efn|Separated from [[Boyer-Ahmad County]] after the 2016 census<ref name="Margown County Establishment">{{cite report|title=Divisional changes and reforms in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province|language=fa|website=qavanin.ir|via=Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran|url=https://qavanin.ir/Law/PrintText/267292|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230811213059/https://qavanin.ir/Law/PrintText/267292|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers|last=Jahangiri|first=Ishaq|archive-date=11 August 2023|date=c. 2023|orig-date=Approved 8 October 2018|id=Proposal 245367|access-date=11 August 2023}}</ref>}} || style="text-align: right;" | — || style="text-align: right;" | — || style="text-align: right;" | —
|-
| '''Total''' || style="text-align: right;"| '''621,428''' || style="text-align: right;"| '''658,629''' || style="text-align: right;"| '''713,052'''
|}

=== Cities ===

According to the 2016 census, 397,461 people (over 55% of the population of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province) live in the following cities:<ref name="2016 Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province"/>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! City !! Population
|-
| [[Basht]] || style="text-align: right;" | 10,764
|-
| [[Charam, Iran|Charam]] || style="text-align: right;" | 15,218
|-
| [[Chitab]] || style="text-align: right;" | 1,164
|-
| [[Dehdasht]] || style="text-align: right;" | 57,036
|-
| [[Dishmok]] || style="text-align: right;" | 5,791
|-
| [[Dogonbadan]] || style="text-align: right;" | 96,728
|-
| [[Garab-e Sofla]] || style="text-align: right;" | 545
|-
| [[Landeh]] || style="text-align: right;" | 12,772
|-
| [[Likak]] || style="text-align: right;" | 19,857
|-
| [[Madavan, Iran|Madavan]] || style="text-align: right;" | 18,078
|-
| [[Margown]] || style="text-align: right;" | 3,135
|-
| [[Pataveh]] || style="text-align: right;" | 2,284
|-
| [[Qaleh Raisi]] || style="text-align: right;" | 3,269
|-
| [[Sarfaryab, Iran|Sarfaryab]] || style="text-align: right;" | 1,995
|-
| [[Sisakht]] || style="text-align: right;" | 7,855
|-
| [[Suq, Iran|Suq]] || style="text-align: right;" | 6,438
|-
| '''[[Yasuj]]''' || style="text-align: right;" | '''134,532'''
|}

== Geography ==
[[File:Landscape of Shadegan.jpg|thumb|250px|'''Khamin Mount'''; [[Shadegan, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad|Shadegan]], Basht [[Gachsaran]] County at the end of winter]]
Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province is located in the south of Iran, and shares borders with five provinces: [[Isfahan Province|Isfahan]] and [[Fars province|Fars]] provinces to the east, [[Bushehr Province|Bushehr]] province to the south, [[Khuzestan Province|Khuzestan]] to the west and [[Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province|Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari]] to the north.

The province is mostly mountainous in terrain, part of the [[Zagros]] range. The highest point is the [[Dena]] summit with a height of 5,109 metres. The mountain range of Dena, which reaches an elevation of 4,000 metres, is located in the province, and is covered with oak forests. Another mountain is Khamin or Khami, which is located in [[Gachsaran County]].{{cn|date=January 2023}}


== Colleges and universities ==
== Colleges and universities ==
* [http://www.yu.ac.ir/ University of Yasuj]
* University of Yasuj
* [http://www.iaug.ac.ir/ Islamic Azad University of Gachsaran]
* Islamic Azad University of Gachsaran
* [http://www.yums.ac.ir Yasuj University of Medical Sciences]
* [[Yasuj University of Medical Sciences]]

== See also ==
* [[Seyyed Nasir Hosseini]] (the representative of Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist, in the province)

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== Notes ==
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== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080913170703/http://www.ostan-kb.ir/ Official website of Kohgiluyeh and Buyer Ahmad Governorship]
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* [http://www.ostan-kb.ir/ Official website of Kohgiluyeh and Buyer Ahmad Governorship]
* A Boyer-Ahmad-i folk-song sung by [[Shusha Guppy]] in the 1970s: [http://www.iranian.com/ram/Shusha/11.ram ''Girl from Boyer-Ahmad-i Tribe''].
* A Boyer-Ahmad-i folk-song sung by [[Shusha Guppy]] in the 1970s: [http://www.iranian.com/ram/Shusha/11.ram ''Girl from Boyer-Ahmad-i Tribe''].



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Latest revision as of 06:14, 4 January 2025

Not to be confused with Boyer-Ahmad County or Kohgiluyeh County.

Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province
Persian: استان کهگیلویه و بویراحمد
Province
Dena Range as seen from the southwest
Dena Range as seen from the southwest
Map of Iran with Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province highlighted
Location of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province within Iran
Coordinates: 30°43′N 50°50′E / 30.717°N 50.833°E / 30.717; 50.833[1]
Country Iran
RegionRegion 2
CapitalYasuj
Counties9
Government
 • Governor-generalYadollah Rahmani
Area
 • Total
15,504 km2 (5,986 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
713,052
 • Density46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+03:30 (IRST)
Main language(s)Luri
HDI (2017)0.796[3]
high · 16th

Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province (Persian: استان کهگیلویه و بویراحمد)[a] is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is in the southwest of the country, in Iran's Region 2.[4] Its capital is the city of Yasuj.[5] The province covers an area of 15,563 square kilometers.

Demographics

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Language

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2023 mother tongue composition[6]
Language Percent
Southern Luri
 
 71.5%
Persian[b]
 
 21.0%
Qashqai
 
 1.4%
Bakhtiari
 
 1.4%
Khuzestani Arabic
 
 0.9%
Mixed
 
 3.8%

Population

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At the time of the 2006 National Census, the province's population was 621,428 in 125,779 households.[7] According to the National Population and Housing Census, the population of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province in 2011 was 658,629 in 156,176 households.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the province as 713,052 inhabitants in 186,320 households.[2]

Administrative divisions

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The population history and structural changes of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province's administrative divisions over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.

Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province
Counties 2006[7] 2011[8] 2016[2]
Bahmai 35,067 37,048 38,136
Basht[c] — 20,699 21,690
Boyer-Ahmad 212,552 243,771 299,885
Charam[d] — 32,159 33,543
Dana 52,242 52,040 42,539
Gachsaran 131,628 119,217 124,096
Kohgiluyeh 189,939 153,695 131,351
Landeh[e] — — 21,812
Margown[f] — — —
Total 621,428 658,629 713,052

Cities

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According to the 2016 census, 397,461 people (over 55% of the population of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province) live in the following cities:[2]

City Population
Basht 10,764
Charam 15,218
Chitab 1,164
Dehdasht 57,036
Dishmok 5,791
Dogonbadan 96,728
Garab-e Sofla 545
Landeh 12,772
Likak 19,857
Madavan 18,078
Margown 3,135
Pataveh 2,284
Qaleh Raisi 3,269
Sarfaryab 1,995
Sisakht 7,855
Suq 6,438
Yasuj 134,532

Geography

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Khamin Mount; Shadegan, Basht Gachsaran County at the end of winter

Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province is located in the south of Iran, and shares borders with five provinces: Isfahan and Fars provinces to the east, Bushehr province to the south, Khuzestan to the west and Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari to the north.

The province is mostly mountainous in terrain, part of the Zagros range. The highest point is the Dena summit with a height of 5,109 metres. The mountain range of Dena, which reaches an elevation of 4,000 metres, is located in the province, and is covered with oak forests. Another mountain is Khamin or Khami, which is located in Gachsaran County.[citation needed]

Colleges and universities

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See also

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Media related to Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province at Wikimedia Commons

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Notes

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  1. ^ Also romanized as Ostân-e Kohgiluyeh va Buyer-Ahmad; Luri: استان کهگیلویه و بِیرَمَد, romanized as Ostān-e Kohgīlūya-vo Beyramad
  2. ^ Not native to the region.[6]
  3. ^ Separated from Gachsaran County after the 2006 census[9]
  4. ^ Separated from Kohgiluyeh County after the 2006 census[10]
  5. ^ Separated from Kohgiluyeh County after the 2011 census[11]
  6. ^ Separated from Boyer-Ahmad County after the 2016 census[12]

References

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  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (23 December 2024). "Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2 November 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  4. ^ "همشهری آنلاین-استان‌های کشور به ۵ منطقه تقسیم شدند (Provinces were divided into 5 regions)". Hamshahri Online (in Persian). 22 June 2014. Archived from the original on 23 June 2014.
  5. ^ Habibi, Hassan (c. 2024) [Approved 7 July 1369]. Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the units of the national divisions of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, centered in the city of Yasuj. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Council. Proposal 3233.1.5.53; Letter 93808-907; Notification 82818/T143K. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024 – via Lam ta Kam.
  6. ^ a b "Kohgiluyeh va Boyer Ahmad Province". 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  7. ^ a b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad 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. ^ a b Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.
  9. ^ Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (c. 2023) [Approved 16 March 1389]. Divisional changes and reforms in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Board of Ministers. Proposal 1/4/42/173454. Archived from the original on 11 August 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
  10. ^ "Charam County Officially Established" (in Persian). 13 November 2010 – via moi.ir/news/74170/شهرستان-چرام-رسما-تاسيس-شد (Ministry of the Interior). Charam County, separated from Kohgiluyeh and centered on Charam city...This county currently has one city, two districts (Charam and Sarfaryab) and four rural districts (Charam and Alqchin Rural Districts of Charam District and Sarfaryab...
  11. ^ Rahimi, Mohammadreza (c. 2023) [Approved 29 September 1391]. Carrying out national divisions in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior. Proposal 42/1/131105/42/1390. Archived from the original on 14 August 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
  12. ^ Jahangiri, Ishaq (c. 2023) [Approved 8 October 2018]. Divisional changes and reforms in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 245367. Archived from the original on 11 August 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
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