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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