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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Chah Morid

Chah Morid (Persian: چاه مريد) is a city in, and the capital of, Chah Morid District of Kahnuj County, Kerman province, Iran. It also serves as the administrative center for Chah Rigan Rural District.

At the 2006 census, its population was 1,625 in 353 households, when it was a village in Howmeh Rural District of the Central District. The following census in 2011 counted 1,291 people in 313 households, by which time the rural district had been separated from the district in the establishment of Chah Morid District, and the village of Chah Morid was transferred to Chah Rigan Rural District. The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 1,362 people in 374 households. It was the most populous village in its rural district.

After the census, the village of Chah Morid was elevated to the status of a city.