Sheykh Amer
Persian: شيخ عامر | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 27°26′44″N 53°24′02″E / 27.44556°N 53.40056°E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Fars |
County | Lamerd |
District | Chah Varz |
Rural District | Sheykh Amer |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 1,239 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
Sheykh Amer (Persian: شيخ عامر, also Romanized as Sheykh ‘Āmer; also known as Shaikh ‘Umar, Sheykh Āmerī, and Sheykh ‘Omar)[3] is a village in, and the capital of, Sheykh Amer Rural District of Chah Varz District, Lamerd County, Fars province, Iran.[4]
At the 2006 National Census, its population was 1,575 in 279 households, when it was in Chah Varz Rural District of the Central District.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 850 people in 210 households.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 1,239 people in 344 households, by which time the rural district had been separated from the district in the establishment of Chah Varz District.[4] It was the largest village in its rural district.[2]