Darkhoveyn

{{Short description|City in Khuzestan province, Iran}}

{{for multi|the administrative divisions|Darkhoveyn District|and|Darkhoveyn Rural District|the nuclear facility|Darkhoveyn Nuclear Facility}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}}

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|subdivision_name1 = Khuzestan

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|subdivision_name2 = Shadegan

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|subdivision_name3 = Darkhoveyn

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Darkhoveyn ({{langx|fa|دارخوين}}){{efn|Also romanized as Dārkhoveyn, Dārkhovīn, Darkhwin, and Dārxoweyn; also known as Dār Khūyeh, Daurat al Qaiwain, Dorquain, and Kūt ol ‘Abīd{{GEOnet3|-3059515|Darkhoveyn}}}} is a city in, and the capital of, Darkhoveyn District of Shadegan County, Khuzestan province, Iran.{{cite report|title=Approval letter regarding national divisions in Khuzestan province|language=fa|website=rrk.ir|url=https://rrk.ir/Files/Laws/تصويب%E2%80%8Cنامه%20در%20خصوص%20تقسيمات%20كشوري.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231104172522/https://rrk.ir/Files/Laws/تصويب%E2%80%8Cنامه%20در%20خصوص%20تقسيمات%20كشوري.pdf|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission|last=Rahimi|first=Mohammadreza|date=15 January 2013|archive-date=4 November 2023|access-date=4 November 2023|orig-date=Approved 19 July 1391|id=Resolution 158802/T38854AH; Notification 205939/T45312H}} It also serves as the administrative center for Darkhoveyn Rural District.{{cite report|title=Creation and formation of nine rural districts including villages, fields and places in Shadegan County under Khuzestan province|language=fa|website=khatkesh.net|url=https://khatkesh.net/rule?id=117777|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240126144901/https://khatkesh.net/rule?id=117777|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers|last=Mousavi|first=Mirhossein|archive-date=26 January 2024|date=c. 2024|orig-date=Approved 2 February 1366|id=Proposal 53/5/1/11632|access-date=26 January 2024}} The city is the site of a nuclear facility.