Kharaji (Persian: خراجي, also Romanized as Kharājī and Kherāji; also known as Khāriji)[3] is a village in, and the capital of, Kiar-e Gharbi Rural District of the Central District of Kiar County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran. The village is populated by Lurs.[4]
Kharaji
Persian: خراجي | |
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Village | |
Kharaji | |
Coordinates: 32°05′38″N 50°49′52″E / 32.09389°N 50.83111°E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari |
County | Kiar |
District | Central |
Rural District | Kiar-e Gharbi |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 2,880 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
At the 2006 census, its population was 3,078 in 772 households, when it was in the former Kiar District of Shahrekord County.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 3,113 people in 964 households,[6] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Kiar County.[7] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 2,880 people in 947 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.[2]