Central District (Ahvaz County)
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The Central District of Ahvaz County is a district (bakhsh
) 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
.
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 Ahvaz County
Ahvaz County
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 was 1,317,377, in 274,296 families; excluding those portions, the population was 1,235,712, in 259,873 families...
, 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...
, 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 1,187,340, in 251,482 families. The District has one city: 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...
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