Country Iran Bakhsh Central Population 24,782 (2006) Province Khuzestan Province | County Ramshir Time zone IRST (UTC+3:30) Local time Friday 12:41 PM | |
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Weather 21°C, Wind SE at 16 km/h, 72% Humidity | ||
Ramshir (Persian: رامشير; also Romanized as Rāmshīr; formerly known as Ram Shihr, Khalaf Abad, and Khalafābād) Khuzestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 24,782, in 4,604 families. People speak Persian and Arabic. The Persian people here have specific accent called "Khalafabadi" which is close to "Lori". The Arabs speaks a local accent too. Dr. Bahador Ghayem (History, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz), Dr. Najmeh Hamid (psychology, Shahid Chamran University), Farshad Arabi (World Champion of Wushu) and ....belong to this city originally. The city has poor view and economically mainly people are in medium level. In average less than 20% of the adults (above 40 ages)have ability to read and write. About 20% of young people (Age 20-40) have university study (bachelor's degree), and less than 1% of the people have higher education like Master and PhD degrees. thumbnail