Kanan, Khuzestan
Kanan (Persian: کنعان), formerly Qaleh Chanan (قلعه چنان), also Romanized as Qal‘eh Chan‘ān, is a city in the Central District of Karun County, Khuzestan province, Iran.
Kanan
Persian: کنعان | |
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City | |
Kanan | |
| Coordinates: 31°14′25″N 48°42′04″E | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Khuzestan |
| County | Karun |
| District | Central |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 10,764 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
At the 2006 census, its population was 10,363 in 1,795 households, when it was a village in Soveyseh Rural District of the Central District of Ahvaz County. The following census in 2011 counted 11,705 people in 2,522 households. The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 10,764 people in 2,773 households, by which time the rural district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Karun County. The village of Qaleh Chanan had been transferred to Qaleh Chanan Rural District. It was the most populous village in its rural district.
After the census, the village was elevated to the status of a city and its named was changed to Kanan.