Barkhordar
Barkhordar (Persian: برخوردار), also Romanized as Barkhvordar, Barkhvordār, Barkhordār, and Barkhowrdār, is a city in, and the capital of, Khaveh District of Delfan County, Lorestan province, Iran. It also serves as the administrative center for Khaveh-ye Jonubi Rural District.
Barkhordar
Persian: برخوردار | |
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City | |
Barkhordar | |
| Coordinates: 34°02′29″N 48°10′30″E | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Lorestan |
| County | Delfan |
| District | Khaveh |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 1,883 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
At the 2006 census, its population was 1,606 in 381 households, when it was a village in Khaveh-ye Jonubi Rural District of the Central District. The following census in 2011 counted 1,838 people in 517 households. The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 1,883 people in 565 households, by which time the rural district had been separated from the district in the establishment of Khaveh District. It was the most populous village in its rural district.
In October 2020, the village of Barkhordar was elevated to the status of a city.