Gachsaran County
Gachsaran County (Persian: شهرستان گچساران, Persian pronunciation: [ɡatʃsɒːrɒːn]) is in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Dogonbadan.
Gachsaran County
Persian: شهرستان گچساران | |
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County | |
Location of Gachsaran County in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province (bottom, yellow) | |
Location of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province in Iran | |
| Coordinates: 30°17′08″N 50°47′04″E | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad |
| Capital | Dogonbadan |
| Districts | Central |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 124,096 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| Gachsaran County can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "9206922" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database". | |
At the 2006 census, the county's population was 131,628 in 28,551 households. The following census in 2011 counted 119,217 people in 30,399 households, by which time Basht District had been separated from the county in the establishment of Basht County. At the 2016 census, the county's population was 124,096 in 34,329 households.
This county is known as Iran's oil roof because of the highest oil tower located in this county (Seghalatoun, 3221 feet above sea level) one of the most important and richest areas but more unknown in Iran because of its oil and gas products and it has the second largest (Ahvaz has the first) oil fields of Iran in this county. This county is one of the main heart of energy resources in the world. More than one-quarter of the oil of Iran is exported to all over the world from this county.. This Country is one of the special economic zones of Iran