Astara County
Encyclopedia
Astara County is a county
in Gilan Province
in Iran
. The capital of the county is Astara
. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 79,416, in 20,725 families. The county is subdivided into two districts: the Central District
and Lavandevil District
. The county has two cities: Astara
and Lavandevil
.
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 Gilan Province
Gilan Province
Gilan Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It lies along the Caspian Sea, just west of the province of Mazandaran, east of the province of Ardabil, north of the provinces of Zanjan and Qazvin....
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 Astara
Astara, Iran
- People :* Religion: Mostly Islam Shi'a Islam* Ethnic groups:90% Azerbaijani, 5% Talysh, 5% other:Persian, Kurd, Russian * Language: Azeri, Persian, Talysh language- Famous people from Astara :* Ebrahim Nabavi - Iranian journalist...
. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 79,416, in 20,725 families. The county is subdivided into two districts: the Central District
Central District (Astara County)
The Central District of Astara County is a district in Astara County, Gilan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 58,695, in 15,834 families. The District has one city: Astara....
and Lavandevil District
Lavandevil District
Lavandevil District is a district in Astara County, Gilan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 20,721, in 4,891 families. The District has one city: Lavandevil....
. The county has two cities: Astara
Astara, Iran
- People :* Religion: Mostly Islam Shi'a Islam* Ethnic groups:90% Azerbaijani, 5% Talysh, 5% other:Persian, Kurd, Russian * Language: Azeri, Persian, Talysh language- Famous people from Astara :* Ebrahim Nabavi - Iranian journalist...
and Lavandevil
Lavandevil
Lavandevil is a city in and the capital of Lavandevil District, in Astara County, Gilan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 6,372, in 1,575 families....
.