Elhayi

For the administrative division, see Elhayi Rural District.

Elhayi (Persian: الهایی)^[a] is a city in the Central District of Ahvaz County, Khuzestan province, Iran, serving as the administrative center for Elhayi Rural District.^[4]

Elhayi Persian: الهایی
City
Elhayi
Coordinates: 31°39′12″N 48°35′46″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Khuzestan
County	Ahvaz
District	Central
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	7,651
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, Elhayi's population was 3,741 in 546 households, when it was a village in Elhayi Rural District.^[5] The following census in 2011 counted 5,103 people in 1,091 households.^[6] The 2016 census measured the population as 7,651 people in 1,905 households,^[2] by which time the village of Elhayi had merged with the village of Qaleh-ye Sahar and was elevated to the status of a city.^[7]

See also

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Notes

1. Also Romanized as Elhāyī, Al Ḩā’ī, Alhā’ī, and Al Hayi^[3]