Ahvaz County
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Ahvaz County is a county
in Khuzestan Province
in Iran
. The capital of the county is Ahvaz
. At the 2006 census, the county's population (including those portions that were later split off to form Bavi County
) was 1,317,377, in 274,296 families; excluding those portions, the population was 1,235,712, in 259,873 families. The county is subdivided into two districts: the Central District
and Hamidiyeh District
. The county has two cities: Ahvaz
and Hamidiyeh.
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 Khuzestan Province
Khuzestan Province
Khuzestan Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is in the southwest of the country, bordering Iraq's Basra Province and the Persian Gulf. Its capital is Ahwaz and covers an area of 63,238 km²...
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 Ahvaz
Ahvaz
-History:For a more comprehensive historical treatment of the area, see the history section of Khūzestān Province.-Ancient history:Ahvaz is the anagram of "Avaz" and "Avaja" which appear in Darius's epigraph...
. At the 2006 census, the county's population (including those portions that were later split off to form Bavi County
Bavi County
Bavi County is a county in Khuzestan Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Mollasani. It was separated from Ahvaz County in 2010. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 81,665, in 14,423 families. The county is subdivided into two districts: the Central District and Veys...
) was 1,317,377, in 274,296 families; excluding those portions, the population was 1,235,712, in 259,873 families. The county is subdivided into two districts: the Central District
Central District (Ahvaz County)
The Central District of Ahvaz County is a district in Ahvaz County, Khuzestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 1,187,340, in 251,482 families. The District has one city: Ahvaz....
and Hamidiyeh District
Hamidiyeh District
Hamidiyeh District is a district in Ahvaz County, Khuzestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 48,372, in 8,391 families. The District has one city: Hamidiyeh....
. The county has two cities: Ahvaz
Ahvaz
-History:For a more comprehensive historical treatment of the area, see the history section of Khūzestān Province.-Ancient history:Ahvaz is the anagram of "Avaz" and "Avaja" which appear in Darius's epigraph...
and Hamidiyeh.