Dasht-e Azadegan County

Dasht-e Azadegan County (Persian: شهرستان دشت آزادگان) is in Khuzestan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Susangerd.

Not to be confused with Dashtestan County, Dashti County, or Dashtiari County.
For other places with a similar name, see Azadegan and Dasht-e Azadegan.

Dasht-e Azadegan County
Persian: شهرستان دشت آزادگان
County
Location of Dasht-e Azadegan County in Khuzestan province (center left, purple)
Location of Khuzestan province in Iran
Coordinates: 31°44′N 48°09′E
CountryIran
ProvinceKhuzestan
CapitalSusangerd
DistrictsCentral, Bostan
Population
 (2016)
 • Total107,989
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

At the 2006 census, the county's population was 126,865 in 22,021 households. The following census in 2011 counted 99,831 people in 22,306 households, by which time Hoveyzeh District had been separated from the county in the establishment of Hoveyzeh County. At the 2016 census, Dasht-e Azadegan County's population was 107,989 in 26,558 households. Dasht-e Azadegan means "plain-free," "plain of free," or more precisely "plain of freedom."

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