Karahrud

Karahrud
Persian: كرهرود
Neighborhood
Residential complex in the neighborhood of Karahrud
Residential complex in the neighborhood of Karahrud
Karahrud is located in Iran
Karahrud
Karahrud
Location within Iran
Coordinates: 34°03′46″N 49°38′46″E / 34.06278°N 49.64611°E / 34.06278; 49.64611
CountryIran
ProvinceMarkazi
CountyArak
DistrictCentral
CityArak
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total
29,721
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Karahrud (Persian: كرهرود)[a] is a neighborhood in the city of Arak in the Central District of Arak County, Markazi province, Iran.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, Karahrud's population was 23,399 in 6,209 households, when it was a city in the Central District.[3] The following census in 2011 counted 29,721 people in 8,782 households.[1]

In 2013, Karahrud and the city of Senjan were annexed by city of Arak.[4]

Notable people

Karahrud is the birthplace of Kurdish historian and prince of Bidlîs, Sharaf Khan Bidlisi (1543-ca. 1603).[5]

See also

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Notes

  1. ↑ Also romanized as Karahrūd and Karehrūd; also known as Kararūt and Qara Rūd[2]

References

  1. 1 2 سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان مرکزی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Markazi Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  2. ↑ Karahrud at GEOnet Names Server
  3. ↑ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان مرکزی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Markazi Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  4. ↑ Rahimi, Mohammad Reza (13 February 2013) [۲۵/۱۱/۱۳۹۱ تاریخ تصویب (Approval date 1391/11/25) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصویب نامه در خصوص تقسیمات کشوری در استان مرکزی [‌Approval letter regarding national divisions in Markazi province]. مرکز پژوهشهای مجلس شورای اسلامی ایران [Research Center of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. پیشنهاد شماره ۱۱۰۱۶/۴۲/۴/۱ [Proposal No. 11016/42/4/1]. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  5. ↑ "Welcome to Encyclopaedia Iranica".
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