Jandi Shapur
City in Khuzestan province, Iran / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other places with the city's former name, see Eslamabad.
Jandi Shapur (Persian: جندی شاپور), formerly Eslamabad (اسلام اباد), also Romanized as Eslāmābād,[3] is a city in Choghamish District of Dezful County, Khuzestan province, Iran.
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Jandi Shapur
Persian: جندی شاپور | |
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City | |
Coordinates: 32°18′17″N 48°30′46″E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Khuzestan |
County | Dezful |
District | Choghamish |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 5,298 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
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At the 2006 census, its population was 4,939 in 990 households, as the village of Eslamabad in Choghamish Rural District.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 5,410 people in 1,354 households.[5] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 5,298 people in 1,468 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.[2]
After the census, the village was elevated to the status of a city and was renamed Jandi Shapur.[6]