Kureh, Fars
Kureh (Persian: كوره) is a city in, and the capital of, Bid Shahr District of Evaz County, Fars province, Iran. It also serves as the administrative center for Bid Shahr Rural District.
Kureh
Persian: كوره | |
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City | |
Kureh | |
| Coordinates: 27°55′12″N 53°47′42″E | |
| Province | Fars |
| County | Evaz |
| District | Bid Shahr |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 2,706 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
At the 2006 census, its population was 2,550 in 552 households, when it was a village in Bid Shahr Rural District of the former Evaz District of Larestan County. The following census in 2011 counted 3,127 people in 713 households. The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 2,706 people in 748 households.
In July 2018, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Evaz County and divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with the city of Evaz as its capital. The village of Kureh was elevated to the status of a city within the newly established Bid Shahr District.