Susangerd

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|official_name =Susangerd

|native_name = {{langx|fa|سوسنگرد}}
{{langx|ar|الخفاجيية}}

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|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = Iran

|subdivision_type1 =Province

|subdivision_name1 =Khuzestan

|subdivision_type2 =County

|subdivision_name2 =Dasht-e Azadegan

|subdivision_type3 =District

|subdivision_name3 =Central

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|population_total = 51431

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|timezone = IRST

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Susangerd ({{langx|fa|سوسنگرد}}){{efn|Also known as Dasht-e Āzādegān (دشت آزادگان), Dasht-i-Mishān (دشت میشان), al-Khafājiyah ({{langx|ar|الخفاجية}}), Sūsangird, and Sūsangurd{{GEOnet3|-3059994}}}} is a city in the Central District of Dasht-e Azadegan County, Khuzestan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.{{cite report|title=Approval of the organization and chain of citizenship of the elements and units of the national divisions of Khuzestan province, centered in the city of Ahvaz|language=fa|website=rc.majlis.ir|via=Islamic Parliament Research Center|url=https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/113029|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140717093724/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/113029|publisher=Ministry of the Interior, Political and Defense Commission of the Government Board|last=Habibi|first=Hassan|archive-date=17 July 2014|date=26 July 2014|orig-date=Approved 21 June 1369|id=Proposal 3233.1.5.53; Letter 907-93808; Notification 82830/T126K|access-date=25 January 2024}} The vast majority of its inhabitants are Khuzestani Arab people. Susangerd is considered among the famous cities of Iran due to the Iran-Iraq war and the city's liberation from the siege of Iraqi forces.[http://www.dana.ir/news/805269.html/%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%B1%D9%81%DB%8C-%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%B1-%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%86%DA%AF%D8%B1%D8%AF-%D8%AE%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%AC%DB%8C%D9%87- Susangerd (Khafajiyeh] dana.ir Retrieved 2 January 2019

History

In the past, the city of Susangerd was a village called Khafajieh and the area around it was called Dasht-e-Mishan.{{Cite web |last=www.sirang.com |first=Sirang Rasaneh |title=Bostan (Dasht-e Azadegan) city, Khuzestan - ITTO |url=https://itto.org/iran/city/bostan_dasht_azadegan/ |access-date=2025-01-23 |website=itto.org {{!}} Iran Tourism & Touring}} Later, during the reign of Reza Shah, this village was changed to the name of the city of Susangerd, which means the place of worship of Nahid in ancient Iran. The name of Dasht-e-Mishan, which was the old and ancient name of the region, was changed to Dasht-e-Azadegan after the Islamic Revolution, meaning "Plain of the Free."

During the war, the Iraqi army tried three times to capture Susangerd, which siege was met with resistance from the Iranian army and popular forces. In the third attack, the city was surrounded by the Iraqi army, but soon after, the Iraqis were defeated and Susangerd was liberated. Among the people who remained in the city were Azerbaijani fighters, the reason why the city of Tabriz has a park named after Susangerd.

Demographics

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At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 43,591 in 7,636 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Khuzestan Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=amar.org.ir|url=http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/06.xls|access-date=25 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920093911/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/06.xls|format=Excel|archive-date=20 September 2011}} The following census in 2011 counted 44,469 people in 9,900 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Khuzestan Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=irandataportal.syr.edu|via=Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University|url=https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Khuzestan.xls|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230118191739/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Khuzestan.xls|archive-date=18 January 2023|access-date=19 December 2022|format=Excel}} The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 51,431 people in 12,664 households.{{cite report|title=Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Khuzestan Province|language=fa|publisher=The Statistical Center of Iran|website=amar.org.ir|url=https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_06.xlsx|access-date=19 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021081917/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_06.xlsx|format=Excel|archive-date=21 October 2020}}

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References

Category:Cities in Khuzestan province

Category:Populated places in Dasht-e Azadegan County

Category:Arab settlements in Khuzestan province