Behbahan County
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Behbahan County is a county
in Khuzestan Province
in Iran
. The capital of the county is Behbahan
. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 172,597, in 39,607 families. The county is subdivided into four districts: the Central District
, Aghajari District
, Tashan District
, and Zeydun District
. The county has three cities: Behbahan
, Aghajari
, and Sardasht
.
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 Behbahan
Behbahan
Behbahan is a city in and the capital of Behbahan County, Khuzestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 99,204, in 24,204 families....
. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 172,597, in 39,607 families. The county is subdivided into four districts: the Central District
Central District (Behbahan County)
The Central District of Behbahan County is a district in Behbahan County, Khuzestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 130,774, in 30,588 families. The District has one city: Behbahan....
, Aghajari District
Aghajari District
Aghajari District is a district in Behbahan County, Khuzestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 13,155, in 2,944 families. The District has one city: Aghajari....
, Tashan District
Tashan District
Tashan District is a district in Behbahan County, Khuzestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 13,829, in 2,855 families. The District is entirely rural....
, and Zeydun District
Zeydun District
Zeydun District is a district in Behbahan County, Khuzestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 14,839, in 3,220 families. The District has one city: Sardasht....
. The county has three cities: Behbahan
Behbahan
Behbahan is a city in and the capital of Behbahan County, Khuzestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 99,204, in 24,204 families....
, Aghajari
Aghajari
Aghajari is a city in and the capital of Aghajari District, in Behbahan County, Khuzestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 13,152, in 2,943 families....
, and Sardasht
Sardasht, Khuzestan
Sardasht is a city in and the capital of Zeydun District, in Behbahan County, Khuzestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 4,972, in 1,074 families....
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