Doureh County
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Dowreh County is a county
in Lorestan Province
in Iran
. The capital of the county is Sarab-e Dowreh
. It was separated from Khorramabad County
in 2007. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 44,146, in 9,722 families. The county is subdivided into three districts: Veysian District
, Shahivand District
, and Dowreh Chegeni District
. The county has two cities: Sarab-e Dowreh
and Veysian
.
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 Lorestan Province
Lorestan Province
Lorestan Province is a historic territory and province of western Iran, amidst the Zagros Mountains. The population of Lorestan was estimated at 1,716,527 people in 2006.Lorestan covers an area of 28,392 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 Sarab-e Dowreh
Sarab-e Dowreh
Sarab-e Dowreh is a city in and capital of Dowreh County, Lorestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 1,312, in 326 families....
. It was separated from Khorramabad County
Khorramabad County
Khorramabad County is a county in Lorestan Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Khorramabad. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 509,251, in 113,886 families; excluding those portions, the population was 465,105, in 104,164 families...
in 2007. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 44,146, in 9,722 families. The county is subdivided into three districts: Veysian District
Veysian District
Veysian District is a district in Dowreh County, Lorestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 13,029, in 3,065 families. The District has one city: Veysian....
, Shahivand District
Shahivand District
Shahivand District is a district in Dowreh County, Lorestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 10,294, in 2,125 families. The District is entirely rural....
, and Dowreh Chegeni District
Dowreh Chegeni District
Dowreh Chegeni District is a district in Dowreh County, Lorestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 20,823, in 4,532 families. The District has one city: Sarab-e Dowreh....
. The county has two cities: Sarab-e Dowreh
Sarab-e Dowreh
Sarab-e Dowreh is a city in and capital of Dowreh County, Lorestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 1,312, in 326 families....
and Veysian
Veysian
Veysian , also Romanized as Maḩmūdvand) is a city in and capital of Veysian District, in Dowreh County, Lorestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 1,817, in 429 families....
.