Abhar County
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Abhar County is a county
in Zanjan Province
in Iran
. The capital of the county is Abhar
. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 158,544, in 41,333 families. The county is divided into two districts: the Central District
and Soltaniyeh District
. The county has four cities: Abhar
, Soltaniyeh
, Sain Qaleh
, and Hidaj
.
Counties of Iran
The provinces of Iran further subdivided into counties called shahrestan , an area inside an ostan, and consists of a city centre, few bakhsh and many villages around them. There are usually a few cities and rural agglomerations in each county. Rural agglomerations are a collection of a number...
in Zanjan Province
Zanjan Province
Zanjan Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. Located in the North West of Iran, its capital is Zanjan city. Zanjan province with an area of 36,400 km² has a mostly rural, population of 964,601 . The province lies 330 km northwest of Tehran, connected to it via a freeway.Zanjan...
in Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
. The capital of the county is Abhar
Abhar
Abhar is a city in and capital of Abhar County, Zanjan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 70,836, in 19,136 families.Abhar is located between Qazvin and Zanjan, near the Abhar River. It is the second-largest city in the province after Zanjan...
. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 158,544, in 41,333 families. The county is divided into two districts: the Central District
Central District (Abhar County)
The Central District of Abhar County is a district in Abhar County, Zanjan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 130,278, in 34,051 families. The District has three cities: Abhar, Sain Qaleh, and Hidaj....
and Soltaniyeh District
Soltaniyeh District
Soltaniyeh District is a district in Abhar County, Zanjan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 28,266, in 7,282 families. The District has one city: Soltaniyeh....
. The county has four cities: Abhar
Abhar
Abhar is a city in and capital of Abhar County, Zanjan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 70,836, in 19,136 families.Abhar is located between Qazvin and Zanjan, near the Abhar River. It is the second-largest city in the province after Zanjan...
, Soltaniyeh
Soltaniyeh
Soltaniyeh is a city in and capital of Soltaniyeh District of Abhar County, Zanjan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 5,684, in 1,649 families. Soltaniyeh, located some to the north-west of Tehran, used to be the capital of Mongol Ilkhanid rulers of Persia in the 14th century....
, Sain Qaleh
Sain Qaleh
Sain Qaleh is a city in the Central District of Abhar County, Zanjan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 11,083, in 2,896 families....
, and Hidaj
Hidaj
Hidaj is a city in the Central District of Abhar County, Zanjan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 11,798, in 3,011 families....
.