Central District (Shabestar County)
Encyclopedia
The Central District of Shabestar County is a district (bakhsh
) in Shabestar County
, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran
. At the 2006 census, its population was 64,312, in 17,772 families. The District has seven cities: Shabestar
, Khamaneh
, Sharafkhaneh
, Shendabad
, Sis
, Vayqan
, and Kuzeh Kanan.
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 Shabestar County
Shabestar County
Shabestar County is a county in East Azerbaijan Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Shabestar. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 121,787, in 33,255 families. The county is subdivided into three districts: the Central District, Tasuj District, and Sufian District...
, East Azerbaijan Province, 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 64,312, in 17,772 families. The District has seven cities: Shabestar
Shabestar
Shabestar is a city in and the capital of Shabestar County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 13,857, in 3,989 families....
, Khamaneh
Khamaneh
Khamaneh is a city in the Central District of Shabestar County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 2,750, in 827 families....
, Sharafkhaneh
Sharafkhaneh
Sharafkhaneh is a city in the Central District of Shabestar County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. Sharafkhaneh is on Lake Urmia. At the 2006 census, its population was 3,872, in 1,132 families....
, Shendabad
Shendabad
Shendabad , also Romanized as Shīndevār, Shindivar, Shindiwār, and Shindyvar) is a city in the Central District of Shabestar County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 8,797, in 2,220 families....
, Sis
Sis, Iran
Sis is a city in the Central District of Shabestar County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 5,127, in 1,391 families....
, Vayqan
Vayqan
Vayqan is a city in the Central District of Shabestar County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 4,091, in 1,095 families....
, and Kuzeh Kanan.