Bastam District
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Bastam District is a district (bakhsh
) in Shahrud County
, Semnan Province
, Iran
. At the 2006 census, its population was 37,635, in 10,380 families. The District has three cities: Bastam
, Mojen
, and Kalateh Khij.
Bakhsh
A bakhsh is a type of administrative division of Iran. While sometimes translated as county, it is more accurately translated as district, as they are similar to a township in the United States or a district of England....
) in Shahrud County
Shahrud County
Shahrud County is a county in Semnan Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Shahrud. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 225,007, in 62,196 families. The county is subdivided into four districts: the Central District, Bastam District, Beyarjomand District, and Meyami District...
, Semnan Province
Semnan Province
Semnan Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is in the north of the country, and its center is Semnan. The province of Semnan covers an area of 96,816 square kilometers and stretches along the Alborz mountain range and borders to Dasht-e Kavir desert in its southern parts.Counties of...
, 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...
. At the 2006 census, its population was 37,635, in 10,380 families. The District has three cities: Bastam
Bastam
Bastam is the site of an ancient Urartian citadel from ca. the 7th century BC, located in modern northwestern Iran. On August 9, 2007, it was proposed to be a UNESCO World Heritage Site.-External links:...
, Mojen
Mojen
Mojen is a city in Bastam District, Shahrud County, Semnan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 5,526, in 1,554 families....
, and Kalateh Khij.