Cholicheh
Cholicheh
City in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran
Cholicheh (Persian: چليچه, also Romanized as Cholīcheh and Chelīcheh; also known as Chelaw Chāh, Chelecheh, and Chelow Chāh)[3] is a city in Junqan District of Farsan County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran, serving as the administrative center for Mizdej-e Sofla Rural District.[4] The city is populated by Lurs.[5]
At the 2006 census, its population was 4,656 in 1,109 households, when it was a village in Mizdej-e Sofla Rural District of the Central District.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 4,993 people in 1,352 households.[7] by which time the rural district had been separated from the district in the establishment of Junqan District.[4] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 4,945 people in 1,413 households,[2] when the village had been elevated to the status of a city.[8]