| Maqtu-e Olya مقطوع عليا | |
|---|---|
| village | |
  Maqtu-e Olya | |
| Coordinates: 30°42′24″N49°07′16″E / 30.70667°N 49.12111°E Coordinates: 30°42′24″N49°07′16″E / 30.70667°N 49.12111°E | |
| Country |  |
| Province | Khuzestan |
| County | Mahshahr |
| Bakhsh | Central |
| Rural District | Jarahi |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 685 |
| Time zone | IRST (UTC+3:30) |
| • Summer (DST) | IRDT (UTC+4:30) |
Maqtu-e Olya (Persian : مقطوع عليا, also Romanized as Maqţu‘-e ‘Olyā, and Maqţū‘-e ‘Olyā; also known as Maqţū‘ and Maqţu‘-e Bālā) [1] is a village in Jarahi Rural District, in the Central District of Mahshahr County, Khuzestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 685, in 139 families. [2]
Persian, also known by its endonym Farsi, is one of the Western Iranian languages within the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European language family. It is a pluricentric language primarily spoken in Iran, Afghanistan and Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and some other regions which historically were Persianate societies and considered part of Greater Iran. It is written right to left in the Persian alphabet, a modified variant of the Arabic script.
Jarahi Rural District is a rural district (dehestan) in the Central District of Mahshahr County, Khuzestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 51,358, in 10,424 families. The rural district has 56 villages.
The Central District of Mahshahr County is a district (bakhsh) in Mahshahr County, Khuzestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 179,804, in 38,469 families. The District has two cities: Bandar-e Mahshahr and Chamran. The District has one rural district (dehestan): Jarahi Rural District. Bandar-e Mahshahr is an ancient city and port in the Khuzestan province in south-western Iran. Originally known as Reyshahr and then Machuleh, it eventually came to be known as Bandar-e Ma'shoor. The name changed again in 1965, this time to Bandar-e Mah Shahr. The word Mah-shahr is Persian and means "city of the moon".
