Somaleh

For topics with a similar name, see Somali.

Somaleh (Persian: سماله^[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Aghili District of Gotvand County, Khuzestan province, Iran.^[4] It also serves as the administrative center for Aghili-ye Shomali Rural District.^[5][b]

Somaleh Persian: سماله
City
Somaleh
Coordinates: 32°11′57″N 48°51′33″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Khuzestan
County	Gotvand
District	Aghili
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	1,784
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, Somaleh's population was 1,430 in 298 households, when it was a village in Aghili-ye Shomali Rural District.^[6] The following census in 2011 counted 1,606 people in 388 households,^[7] by which time the village had been elevated to the status of a city.^[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 1,784 people in 438 households.^[2]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Somāleh; also known as Simāleh^[3]
2. Formerly Aghili Rural District^[4]