Murcheh Khvort (Persian: مورچهخورت)[a] is a village in, and the capital of, Murcheh Khvort Rural District[4] of the Central District of Shahin Shahr and Meymeh County, Isfahan province, Iran.
Murcheh Khvort
Persian: مورچه خورت | |
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Village | |
Murcheh Khvort | |
Coordinates: 33°05′23″N 51°28′42″E / 33.08972°N 51.47833°E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Isfahan |
County | Shahin Shahr and Meymeh |
District | Central |
Rural District | Murcheh Khvort |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 1,369 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
At the 2006 National Census, its population was 1,523 in 431 households, when it was in the Central District of the former Borkhar and Meymeh County.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 1,355 people in 383 households,[6] by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Shahin Shahr and Meymeh County.[7] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 1,369 people in 394 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.[2]
The Battle of Murche-Khort took place here, and was a part of Nader Shah's campaign to restore the Safavid dynasty.[citation needed]
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