Murcheh Khvort

For the administrative subdivision, see Murcheh Khvort Rural District.
Murcheh Khvort
مورچه‌خورت
village
Murcheh Khvort
Coordinates: 33°05′24″N 51°28′44″E / 33.09000°N 51.47889°E / 33.09000; 51.47889Coordinates: 33°05′24″N 51°28′44″E / 33.09000°N 51.47889°E / 33.09000; 51.47889
Country  Iran
Province Isfahan
County Shahin Shahr and Meymeh
Bakhsh Central
Rural District Murcheh Khvort
Population (2006)
 • Total 1,523
Time zone IRST (UTC+3:30)
 • Summer (DST) IRDT (UTC+4:30)

Murcheh Khvort (Persian: مورچه‌خورت‎‎, also Romanized as Mūrcheh Khvort and Mūrcheh Khowrt; also known as Morcha-Khūrt, Morcheh Khort, Mūrcheh Khort, Mūrcheh Khūr, and Mūrcheh Khūrd)[1] is a village in Murcheh Khvort Rural District, in the Central District of Shahin Shahr and Meymeh County, Isfahan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 1,523, in 431 families.[2]

The Battle of Murche-Khort took place here, and was a part of Nader Shah's campaign to restore the Safavid dynasty

References

  1. ↑ Murcheh Khvort can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3076036" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  2. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2011-11-11.
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