Sureshjan

For the village in Isfahan province, see Sureshjan.

Sureshjan (Persian: سورشجان)^[a] is a city in, and the capital of, Laran District in Shahrekord County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran.^[4] It previously served as the administrative center for Lar Rural District^[5] until is administration was transferred to the city of Haruni.^[6]

Sureshjan Persian: سورشجان
City
Sureshjan
Coordinates: 32°19′00″N 50°40′35″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari
County	Shahrekord
District	Laran
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	12,308
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Demographics

Ethnicity

The city is populated by Lurs.^[7]

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 11,124 in 2,604 households.^[8] The following census in 2011 counted 11,407 people in 2,122 households.^[9] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 12,308 people in 3,595 households.^[2]

See also

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Notes

1. Also romanized as Sooresh Jan, Sūreshjān, and Sūrshjān^[3]